AmazonsAI-enhanced Alexa assistantis going to need all your voice recordings, and theres nothing you might do about it.
Amazon claims it will delete the recordings once its done processing your request.
If you do not take action, your Alexa prefs will automatically be updated to Dont save recordings.
Amazon shows off Alexa+’s ability to order food on users' behalf with a single prompt. Just know your inane recipe ideas are being heard aloud by Amazon.© Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
any previously saved voice recordings will also be deleted.
This processed audio on gear, rather than the cloud.
After March 28, the devices will no longer save any voice recordings.
The AI theoretically should learn users habits over time and tailor its responses to each individual.
If you have an Amazon Prime account, youll get immediate access to Alexa+.
Still, that wont be all requests, and more complicated tasks will still require cloud-based AI processing.
There are more than a few reasons you dont want Amazon anywhere near your voice data.
Amazons privacy track record is spotty, at best.
The company has long beenobsessed with users voice data.
In 2023, Amazon revealed it wasusing Alexa voice recordings to help train its AI.
The company did not clarify whether users voice recordings were still being used for training AI.
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