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Amazon’s AI-powered assistant, AIexa+, is finally out of Early Access and available to all users in the US through Alexa-enabled devices, Alexa.com, and the Alexa app. https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazons-ai-powered-alexa-plus-now-available-to-everyone-heres-how-to-get?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

RE: https://mastodon.social/@PCMag/116013240040480748

And I thought that stupid #alexa was already supposed to be AI-powered. And now they’re trying to push the next level of AU-incompetence onto users - but only if they are stupid enough to pay extra for it. Talk about next level #enshittification , proudly presented to you by #meta

ZeroGravitas

@ZeroGravitas@wandering.shop · 2 days ago

PCMag

@PCMag@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@PCMag/116013240040480748

Nimona RESISTS and 1 other boosted

Soozcat

@Soozcat@vmst.io · 7 days ago

If for some reason you have one of Bezos' Li'l Snitches in your house and it's rolled out the new voice (a lot younger-sounding, kinda creepy), turn to it now, say its name and tell it to "turn off follow-up mode." The new voice wasn't the only change (of course); it now listens actively to the conversation and inserts comments where no one asked for feedback.

Ideally, you'd throw the hockey puck out the window, but maybe you're staying with a relative and just need to shut the thing up without destroying it. This should do the trick.

#Echo #Dot #Amazon #Alexa #spyware

Soozcat

@Soozcat@vmst.io · 7 days ago

Ideally, you'd throw the hockey puck out the window, but maybe you're staying with a relative and just need to shut the thing up without destroying it. This should do the trick.

#Echo #Dot #Amazon #Alexa #spyware