Today’s Vergecast: The many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus.
Amazon is determined to turn Alexa Plus into a do-everything AI assistant that can compete with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and the rest. But after a year of testing, The Verge’s Jen Tuohy has mixed feelings on how it’s all going. And on whether a new tablet is the right way to fix it.
TL;DR
- Amazon wants Alexa Plus to be a comprehensive AI assistant.
- Alexa Plus is intended to compete with AI models like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude.
- A reviewer has mixed feelings after a year of testing Alexa Plus.
- Questions are raised about whether a new tablet is the correct approach to improve Alexa Plus.