Alexa Is Now Claude AI

Amazon is upgrading Alexa by replacing its own AI with Anthropic's Claude model, creating a more advanced voice assistant called "Remarkable Alexa." This new version promises natural, context-aware conversations and multi-step task handling, but it will come as a paid subscription service. Amazon aims to generate more revenue with this move, betting that the enhanced capabilities of the new Alexa will attract users willing to pay for improved features.

🔍 Key Topics Covered:

Amazon is transforming Alexa with a new AI model, Claude, from Anthropic, enhancing natural conversation capabilities.
The introduction of "Remarkable Alexa" offers more complex, context-aware interactions and multi-step task handling.
Amazon's strategy shift towards a subscription model aims to generate revenue while competing in the growing AI assistant market.

🎥 What You'll Learn:

How Amazon's partnership with Anthropic's Claude model aims to revolutionize the Alexa experience.
The potential benefits and drawbacks of "Remarkable Alexa," including its advanced features and subscription cost.
The strategic reasons behind Amazon's decision to shift away from its in-house AI technology and invest heavily in Anthropic.

📊 Why This Matters:

Amazon's move to enhance Alexa with more sophisticated AI reflects the competitive race in AI technology and smart assistants.
The decision to charge for the new version raises questions about consumer acceptance and the future direction of AI-driven services.
Understanding these changes can provide insight into the evolving landscape of digital assistants and the integration of advanced AI in daily life.

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[dirk]

We purchased Alexa as a "smart assistant" and it's been pretty much just meh. Why should we be paying more for something we should have had all along?

[kompst_tu]

Finally. As long as I don't have to pay a subscription for it

Edit: No thanks.

[SirGenesis]

Prime membership is finally starting to find its limits

[jasonzsiba]

I won't be paying for a "more advanced Alexa", I don't need tips on shopping, I don't need to know what to wear on a trip I'll never be able to afford because I'm being bled to death by micro-service transactions like Alexa's new AI. I don't have kids, and if I did, I'd read them bed time stories myself instead of relying on an AI to do it.

[peterjol]

Amazon is ALREADY an extremely profitable business, and AI should be an improvement they are making without demanding any more money from the customers. A 'good' business instead of a greedy one would always simply use 'some' of the profits to continuously improve the service.

[davepubliday]

Apple, and Google will almost certainly make their next-gen voice assistants free. So, not sure why anyone would choose to pay.

[andersonsystem]

I would not pay for it, I just use Alexa to set timers ; reminders and ask the weather lol it would be hard to get people to buy something that has been free for many years and works well, plus I use Claude already as a single app,

[strivingacres]

Pass. No more subscriptions. It never ends.

[billjacobs]

I'm prime now and the money I spend with Amazon now is embarrassing.
NO I won't pay anymore Audible and music are enough extra

[tprodyma]

Amazon is alredy rich enough. If someone already has an Alexa device this should be free of cost.

[DieterDurant]

It should be free, especially if you pay for Prime.

[jdub]

It’ll depend on what the new Claude addition brings to Alexa. I.e. there’s a lot of value in paying for ChatGPT’s 4o, so if Anthropic is able to deliver a model that can provide real value to Amazon’s Alexa, then I would definitely consider paying for it.

[futrhomes]

The advanced features promised with the paid version sounds interesting. I look forward to trying it out. For all the naysayers, I would suggest Amazon offer the "Remarkable Alexa" for a free 10-day test drive, and allow us to create our own wake words (Like "J.A.R.V.I.S.) and voices to differentiate the product from the free Classic Version. I believe this will improve the chances for adoption, and subscriptions.

[AdvantestInc]

The shift from Amazon's own AI to Claude by Anthropic highlights the growing importance of specialized AI in enhancing user experiences. It’ll be interesting to see how this impacts the smart assistant market.

[mikeyfl]

If Amazon ditches the sponsored ads with the new paid remarkable Alexa they will have a winning combo. A lot of people are getting annoyed with the ads screens. Maybe that’s their strategy ad ads so people will pay to remove them and upgrade the service.. Genius.

[nestaudio]

No, Claude and its owner company Anthropic are not related to Alexa or Amazon. Anthropic is an independent artificial intelligence research company, separate from Amazon or any of its subsidiaries.

Amazon develops Alexa, their own virtual assistant, while Anthropic created me (Claude) as a separate AI assistant. The two companies and their respective AI assistants are entirely distinct and unaffiliated with each other.

[peterparker]

One of the things I want to know is it going to be like the bloody AI they're using on the quest where it has no memory. If they're making us pay $10 a month it should have memory so that we can customize the AI to behave in a certain way that suits us and be able to give it a custom name as a few examples. I literally played around for like 20 minutes with the AI on the quest only to find out anything you customize is immediately forgotten as soon as you close the program

[edschaeffer]

I would pay extra if Alexa had image recognition. Like if Alexa could tell me what kind of spider I had in my house or if a plant outside is poison ivy.

[aiwa]

If it's not part of my prime membership, im not paying extra. Let's add to the fact that you're not going to be able to use your existing alexa devices. You would need new ones that work with the new AI.

[mauleypeach]

Given all the revolutions in AI, my tech can't understand my words and gets everything wrong most of the time and I don't thinks it's gonna change.