- Alexa + always takes place to test users, reaching 1 million users after reaching 100,000 in May
- Those who have access went to Reddit to share their experiences with the new improved vocal assistant from Amazon Ai-Aia
- So far, he has obtained mixed reactions, but most users seem to be satisfied
Amazon has taken its time with the deployment of Alexa +, the new vocal assistant of the company with a large AI overhaul, but after having crossed the milestone of the 100,000 users in May, Alexa + has now reached 1 million test users – a huge jump in a few weeks.
When the company announced the first major upgrade of Alexa in February, he said that Alexa + would only be American for the moment before being widely deployed, although this date is still unknown.
It was difficult to find a close person or friend who has early access, but now more users share that Alexa + has been activated on selected echo devices. In addition, users share their first impressions of the new AI features – which has collected a range of mixed reactions.
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Alexa’s new voice causes a ditch
After a deep dive through different Reddit Threads, the main feature that has divided early access users is the new Alexa +voice, whose major overhaul aims to offer a less robotic inflection (similar to chatgpt) with improved recognition capacities.
Some users have been impressed by its ability to carry out a right conversation without having to claim it, a user indicating that he provides a flow of natural back and forth.
However, the user also highlighted his similarities with other voice assistants, adding: “It’s the beginning, but he feels a little closer to what I have with Chatgpt.” By the sounds of this one, Alexa + will have to offer something a little different if he wants users to remain.
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Another user went even further, describing the new Alexa + voice as “odious”, but they also underlined the fact that the new assistant has the ability to change his tone: “I asked if she could soften her voice, and she proposed to make him more” feminine “(her words not mine).”
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The testers were generally satisfied with the way Alexa + stands above the other LLM with its detailed explanations and its clear understanding of the vocal prompts. A Reddit user was impressed that “[it] Understands everything whatever you trip on words. “”
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Another user shared a similar positive experience, but continued to explain that Alexa + would fall into the trap of contradicting themselves, admitting it and apologizing when the call.
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Despite some hiccups with the new Alexa +, the testing of the testers was generally positive, which makes us intrigued to see what it will look like once it is widely available. So far, users are not enough to subscribe fully, but time will say it.
