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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)
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They were pretty much were giving away google home minis away in Canada and I still decided against it. See them at thrift stores all the time.