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Alexa, start barking: Smart 13-year-old girl saves herself and her sister from monkey attack in UP
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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Alexa, start barking: Smart 13-year-old girl saves herself and her sister from monkey attack in UP

[ad_1] In a remarkable display of presence of mind, a 13-year-old girl from Basti, Uttar Pradesh, managed to fend off a potentially dangerous monkey attack using a rather unconventional method – Amazon's virtual voice assistant, Alexa. The incident took place earlier in the day at Awas Vikas Colony in Basti, when young Nikita found herself confronted with a monkey intruder while playing with her 15-month-old niece on the sofa. With other family members in different rooms of the house, Nikita sprang into action when the monkey began rummaging through the kitchen, causing chaos. Also read: Google to introduce new tool to identify unknown callers directly through the Pixel phone app Despite feeling scared, Nikita spotted the Alexa device placed on the fridge. In a split-second decision, ...
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4 AI chatbots for your phone that are simply gold! ChatGPT, Amazon Alexa to Google Assistant, know them all
23Jan By adminNo Comments
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4 AI chatbots for your phone that are simply gold! ChatGPT, Amazon Alexa to Google Assistant, know them all

[ad_1] As artificial intelligence (AI) developments have taken place, a new type of program has emerged, helping us accomplish tasks faster and more efficiently in our day-to-day lives - AI assistants. These programs, often available as applications on our smartphones, can carry out numerous tasks for us. From setting alarms, and scheduling meetings, to drafting emails and blogs, and even controlling smart home appliances, these tools can do it all. Check out 4 AI assistants for your smartphone that can make your life easier.1. Amazon AlexaVoice assistants like Alexa have gained immense popularity in recent years.  No more is there a need to get up, turn your music system on, browse a song on your phone and play it. Instead, just ask Alexa to do it. Amazon's voice assistant is quite use...
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Amazon to supercharge Alexa AI, make you pay; know all about the rumoured ‘Alexa Plus’
19Jan By adminNo Comments
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Amazon to supercharge Alexa AI, make you pay; know all about the rumoured ‘Alexa Plus’

[ad_1] Amazon Alexa has become one of the biggest names in recent years in the world of AI-powered voice assistants. It is quite useful when it comes to tasks such as playing music, solving queries and even entertaining kids. It can even control smart home devices such as your TV, lights, AC, washing machine, and more. However, it seems like Amazon is set to enhance its capabilities by supercharging it with personalized artificial intelligence (AI) technology. But there is a catch. To use this new Alexa AI tool - aka Alexa Plus - you will have to pay for it. And what is more, it may not even be too accurate in its answers and that is a sticking point that has been highlighted internally. Alexa AI paid subscriptionAccording to a Business Insider report, Amazon Alexa AI voice assistant wi...
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CES 2024: Amazon partners with BMW to bring Alexa voice assistant to cars; Know all about it
10Jan By adminNo Comments
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CES 2024: Amazon partners with BMW to bring Alexa voice assistant to cars; Know all about it

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) was the buzzword of 2023, with the world's largest tech companies incorporating this technology into their suite of products. Consequently, we've not only seen the emergence of new AI tools such as AI chatbots, but also its embrace by legacy organizations such as Adobe, and Microsoft. Not just in tech, but AI is making waves in the automotive world as well. At the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, Amazon and BMW have announced a partnership that will see AI come into the fold. Know all about it.Amazon-BMW partnershipAs part of the partnership, a Large Language Model (LLM) with Amazon Alexa will be merged with the vehicle's user manual. This move would allow users to ask anything they wish to know about their vehicle, and Alexa...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Demand raised for crackdown against deepfakes, AI-focused Amazon cuts jobs
18Nov By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Demand raised for crackdown against deepfakes, AI-focused Amazon cuts jobs

[ad_1] Today, November 18, marked a day of shocking developments in the artificial intelligence space. In the first incident, the cofounder of OpenAI, Sam Altman, was sacked from the position of CEO of OpenAI by the company's board of directors. In the fallout of the decision, company president Greg Brockman also resigned from his position. In other news, Amazon announced it is trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing shifting business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Amazon to cut jobs to focus on AIAmazon is reducing jobs in its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing changes in business priorities and a higher emphasis on generative AI, said a report by Reuters. The job cuts ...
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Amazon voice assistant gets gen AI boost with Explore with Alexa for kids
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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Amazon voice assistant gets gen AI boost with Explore with Alexa for kids

[ad_1] Voice assistants have become extremely popular in recent years. No more is there a need to get up, turn your music system on, browse a song on your phone and play it. Instead, just ask Alexa to do it. Amazon's voice assistant is quite useful when it comes to tasks such as playing music, solving queries and even entertaining kids. It can even control smart home devices such as your TV, lights, AC, washing machine, and more. If your kid has become restless, simply ask Alexa to play a rhyme to tell a story, and it'll keep them engaged for long periods while you get your work done.Now, Alexa is getting the generative artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade, Amazon has announced. Know all about it. Explore with AlexaAccording to Amazon, the new generative AI experience, called Explore wi...
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Alexa, help! Amazon partners with EVgo to ease EV charging pain
6Jan By adminNo Comments
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Alexa, help! Amazon partners with EVgo to ease EV charging pain

[ad_1] E-commerce giant Amazon hopes a new partnership with EVgo, powered by its Alexa voice assistant will help smooth the electric vehicle charging experience for owners. E-commerce giant Amazon hopes a new partnership with EVgo, powered by its Alexa voice assistant, will help smooth the electric vehicle charging experience for owners. Announced on Thursday at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the new service aims to streamline the process of locating, initiating and paying for a charging session -- still pain points for many EV drivers -- according to EVgo, one of the nation's largest EV charging network operators. When it launches later in 2023, the Alexa-assisted EV charging service will connect drivers to more than 150,000 U.S. public charging stations throug...
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‘Home Assistant’ to get its own voice separate from Siri or Alexa
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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‘Home Assistant’ to get its own voice separate from Siri or Alexa

[ad_1] 'Home Assistant', an open-source platform for smart home interaction, would soon be having all its voice commands localized. No need for Google, Siri or Alexa to speak with your AI-powered smart home platform anymore. 'Home Assistant', an open-source platform for smart home interaction, would soon be having all its voice commands localized. The platform's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, took to the official 'Home Assistant' blog last week to announce the launching of the project which would give the housing platform its own voice assistant with a set of basic sentences to start with. "It is our goal for 2023 to let users control Home Assistant in their own language," the blog read. According to a report by US-based tech portal 'The Verge', the Schoutsen-run company 'Nabu Cas...
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Amazon Devices Chief Pledges Big Alexa Bets Despite Job Cuts
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Amazon Devices Chief Pledges Big Alexa Bets Despite Job Cuts

[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc.’s devices chief said the company remains committed to building out the Alexa ecosystem despite job cuts in the once fast-growing division. Amazon.com Inc.'s devices chief said the company remains committed to building out the Alexa ecosystem despite job cuts in the once fast-growing division.When Amazon last month initiated its biggest-ever round of layoffs, they fell first and hardest on the Devices and Services group. The unit is responsible for the Alexa voice-activated assistant, Echo smart speakers, Fire streaming devices and home robots. In an interview Tuesday, Senior Vice President Dave Limp called the cuts “a painful event and not one you ever want to do.” Still, he said: “Is there some lack of commitment to Amazon's devices and services business? By an...
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