Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts

Alexa Plus, Amazon’s updated AI assistant, can now create podcasts on “almost any topic,” according to a new report. Announcement on Monday. With the update, Amazon says you can give Alexa Plus a topic, and the AI ​​assistant will provide an overview of what the AI ​​hosts plan to talk about, allowing you to guide the conversation and adjust its length before you start creating the episode.

Some of the “Alexa Podcast” examples shared by Amazon feature AI-generated hosts talking about the history of the Roman Empire, new music, and predictions for the World Cup. Amazon says you can also ask Alexa Plus to create audio lessons about the Apollo missions, or create a podcast episode about a new hobby, like photography. The feature is similar to You can create podcasts generated by artificial intelligence With NotebookLM, a capability also captured by Microsoft Edge Latest update.

Amazon says the AI-generated podcast episodes will draw information from 200 news publications the company has partnered with, including Reutersthe news agencythe The Washington Post, Foxand POLITICO. Amazon I introduced Alexa Plus For all US users in February and has been included ever since Online market assistant.

You’ll receive a notification on your Echo Show device and Alexa app once the episode ends. You can tap the notification to play the episode, as well as access it through Music & More in the Echo Show, or through the Alexa app.