Amazon reports update to Alexa update to incorrect answers

Amazon It is reported to push the release of Updated Alexa, about a string delay for virtual assistant.

While the company still plans UNTO Publicly unveil Alexa’s new version on February 26a report Friday (Feb 14) in Washington Post says the Product public release moved for at least one month.

The report quotes an internal memo seen in the post and interview with an unidentified Amazon employee, saying that the delay is due to the new version of the test questions.

That employee says that it is “Smarter and more conversation” version of Alexa is not available so far.

A Amazon spokesman tells the pymts that the company “couldn’t reach the future details of the road, but we look forward to sharing the latest on Amazon Alexa team on the 26th.”

Post Report noted that Amazon struggles to extinguish an upgraded Alexa shows struggling companies with their products in artificial intelligence (AI), even if invested in Billions of technology dollars.

For example, Apple last month pulled an AI part From this iPhone offers summaries of news stories after complaints inaccurate. and This week brings reports that Apple, such as Amazon, is difficulty To launch a new version of AI-Powerde in AI assistant in Siri.

And yet Generative AI running costs (Genoi) reduces, it can still cost to run on a scale,, Pymns written last month after the earlier reports of Amazon struggles to revamp Alexa. Restoring foundation models can be expensive, but participate – if the AI ​​model applies training with new data – unexpected.

Amazon counts to take a subscription for a large model of modeling model or taking a cut of elecomerce sales, an employee told the finance period last month.

However, the report was added, technical Roadways are preventing the company’s progress. Making a more easier addition to a large language model In this to replace more simple algorithms.

“It’s not as simple as moving from one model to another,” Mike FinileyCTO and co-founder of ANSWERStold the pymts. “AI agent Pretty nuanced. This requires additional structure and guidance to get a better outcome. We have to give it the original ‘enthusiastic’ as we want, but there is a lot of work to shape the AI ​​behavior we want. “