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Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec::In an interview with Bloomberg, Dave Limp said that he "absolutely" believes that Amazon will soon start charging a subscription fee for Alexa

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[–] gingerwolfie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think at this point with so many tech giants introducing ads to their services and increasing subscription prices, I think we can expect some kind of subscription fee to access assistants with the AI/LLM capability. It would make sense to offer a 'basic' version of these services for free since people have already invested in the hardware, but wouldn't be surprised if these companies suddenly block us from using the smart functionality suddenly unless you pay.

[–] WuTang@lemmy.ninja 3 points 1 year ago

Let's see if they will make real money with their AI, now.

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

im actually surprised companies havent tried to charge for voice assistants already considering pretty much everything you say to them gets sent to some service somewhere

[–] Hasuris@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They could be handing those out for free and they'd still rot on the shelves. People just don't know what to do with them and I am not certain Amazon does.

Charge for them? That's meta verse idea quality.

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[–] Shard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/nwPtcqcqz00?si=QNG8ElAz7yZDGQUx

All I picture is this.

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