- A new leak suggests
- It will still be shown on February 26, but it will not be launched until later
- The leak follows the reports that Alexa was delayed since 2024 due to similar problems
It is almost guaranteed that Amazon is launching a new version of Alexa with AI’s brain power with February 26, on February 26, he literally explained it in an ad, but the disaster could have hit the final obstacle. According to the reports, Alexa AI is delayed, again.
That is for an anonymous source that spoke with the Washington Post (the report is behind a payment wall) claiming that the new Alexa has been making too many mistakes when they have been asked test questions. As a result, Alexa is being delayed to improve her precision, with the current release date now backed up until March 31.
Amazon is still expected to present the new Alexa at the New York event on February 26, since it originally planned, however, we expect access to AI (and the questions that will answer in demos) could be restricted not to do so. Reveal your side potentially less than perfect.
As with all the rumored information, we must still take all this with a pinch of salt, although if the Washington Post is correct, this would not be the first time that Alexa was delayed. Multiple sources had caused a 2024 launch date, with once again cited precision problems such as the reason that Alexa was delayed.
Beyond causing a delay, these problems could also be a blow to the rumored Amazon plan to charge users for Alexa’s help. It has been said that the renewed Alexa could cost customers $ 5- $ 10 per month to use (around £ 5- £ 10 / au $ 8-au $ 16). If Alexa is not reliable, or has a reputation of not being reliable beyond what is expected of a AI of the current generation, we imagine that there will be not many users interested in paying the service.
At least it is said that Alexa’s current version remains a permanently free and generally reliable option.
If Amazon can solve Alexa’s precision problems, the new AI sounds quite useful. It is said that Alexa AI is smarter, so he can handle multiple indications at the same time, instead of demanding that his user give different commands one after the other, and that he works as an AI Agent – Read: take actions without direct requests User.
It is true that that last point sounds a bit scary, since Alexa AI would have the information of our credit card and direct access to the largest online store in the world (Amazon), especially if Alexa is prone to errors (I know that would be nervous to use it). But if Amazon can demonstrate that his agent is really useful, Alexa could finally begin to live up to the futuristic assistant that many imagined that it would be when he first launched.
