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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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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So they expect that people pay for being spied upon and seriously data mined?

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes and people will pay for it.

Sometimes I can't help thinking some people deserve to be taken advantage of.

[–] Esqplorer@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

I don't know about that. They never delivered on Smart Home promises and the only truly useful thing my Google AI does is to give me the forecast. Otherwise it's just a wifi speaker.

If they finally integrate Bard, I would actually consider paying for the service.

[–] dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

We have a Google mini. They listen to my six year old request the song Poopy Bum Bum all day. The ads get interesting.