In an interview with Bloomberg, Dave Limp said that he "absolutely" believes that Amazon will soon start charging a subscription fee for Alexa

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

  • @galaxies_collideEnglish
    57•1 year ago

    So they get massive amounts of free data for Machine Learning, but want to charge users for supplying it?

      • BilliamEnglish
        17•1 year ago

        It’s like charging you for Prime Video and then shoving ads down your throat.

    • @[email protected]English
      14•1 year ago

      That’s often the case. They can have their cake and eat it too. Shareholders would expect nothing less.

    • ChaoticNeutralCzechEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      I think the data is probably less valuable than people think, especially if the users expect an AI response whenever a data point can be collected from them.

    • @thrakkerzogEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      I wake my echo and then grind coffee beans.