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Panos Panai, Amazon’s head of devices and services, said Thursday: Discuss the future of Amazon smart devices with CNBCwhich includes the company’s comprehensive silicon chips. In the interview, Banoy also revealed plans to Future artificial intelligence devices And the advanced Alexa Plus AI Assistant.
This Amazon-only design, currently found in the AZ3 and AZ3 Pro chips, is present in devices I’ve tested, such as Echo display 8 and Echo display 11 (Now in my kitchen), as well Fire TV. Panai says more devices are on the way.
The latest chips are designed to run as much AI as possible on the device, improving response times and making it generally safer than relying on cloud processing.
“If we want to deliver that ambient experience at home to people in the safest way, we definitely need to think about how we combine mass delivery of devices,” Panai said, though he added that Amazon is still using Qualcomm chips for other purposes.
This may also give Amazon more control over device pricing. While computer chips do not face the same challenges related to artificial intelligence Cost jumps As graphics processing units — Something CNET called RAMageddon – Prices are still rising. Keeping the manufacturing process mostly in-house could help Amazon set consumer prices with more discretion.
An Amazon representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Amazon’s chips are just the beginning of a new focus on artificial intelligence
Alexa Plus can do a lot, but Amazon now wants it to be on the go.
Why the new focus on universal chip design? According to Panay, it’s about improving security and AI, especially Alexa Plus capabilities. Alexa Plus It’s the latest version of Amazon’s voice assistant (free with Amazon Prime, $20 for most capabilities), and it’s built with conversational AI.
I used it to talk through recipesTo change its settings, To create automated conversations for my doorbellto order GrubHub and more, but Amazon is just getting started.
“I think we may be moving away from the world of apps and screens,” Panai told CNBC, emphasizing Amazon’s focus on the voice assistant. Amazon has a lab full of devices it’s testing, including a “full roadmap of mobility devices,” he said. This would explain Amazon’s purchase of… Bee brand of wearable devices In 2025.
It remains to be seen what these Alexa Plus mobile devices will look like, but according to Amazon, we won’t have to wait long. We have already seen devices such as AI pins It can listen to your everyday conversations and take notes on them, but it wasn’t particularly useful and raised privacy questions about what this technology is listening for.
Speaking of privacy, it’s worth noting that Amazon automatically processes voice commands given to devices like the Echo Show 11 for analysis, and while you can… Turn off other Alexa settings, You can’t adjust that.
This new wave of Artificial intelligence devices It will likely come with similar requirements, so think about how much you want Amazon to know about you.
