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
So they expect that people pay for being spied upon and seriously data mined?
Yes and people will pay for it.
Sometimes I can’t help thinking some people deserve to be taken advantage of.
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.
We have a Google mini. They listen to my six year old request the song Poopy Bum Bum all day. The ads get interesting.