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

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      1 year ago

      Sometimes I can’t help thinking some people deserve to be taken advantage of.

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      1 year ago

      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.