More than 75 million people useAlexa, but by Amazons standards, the service is atotal failure.
The problem is Alexa doesnt make any money, and the service is a huge drain on company resources.
According to a report inBusiness InsiderThursday, the secret new Alexa barely works thanks tohallucinating AIand broken tech.
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It seems that deadline will be hard to meet.
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Some long-time Alexa workers arent happy about it.
Then there are people who arent sold on the entire project.
The number of services Amazon wants to tack onto your monthly bill keeps growing.
TheresPrime, of course, but Amazon also pushes various streaming services, Audible, and more.
This potentially doomed-from-the-start initiative is a response to growing pressure to make waves in the fledgling AI business.
Years later, that project failed to deliver any meaningful revenue.
After making such a big deal about them, the tech industry doesnt want to let them go.
Now theres renewed interest in these assistants as a way for consumers to interface with next-generation AI.
If the plan doesnt work, however, it could bring Alexa one step closer to the grave.
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