On the Gadget Lab podcast, WIRED senior writer Will Knight discussed the improvements to Alexa, including Amazon's machine intelligence work and training models. Knight also spoke about the company's enthusiasm for generative artificial intelligence. Recommendations from the podcast included Auto-GPT, a tool that turns ChatGPT into an autonomous agent, and a book on plant-based eating.
Key takeaways:
- Amazon has upgraded Alexa, making it more competitive in the ChatGPT era. The voice assistant can now speak more naturally, hold a conversation without as many awkward interactions, and make its responses sound more emotionally nuanced.
- The upgrade was announced at Amazon's annual media event, where the company debuted new hardware, software, and services.
- WIRED senior writer Will Knight discussed the upgrade on the Gadget Lab podcast, detailing Amazon's machine intelligence work and training models.
- Recommendations from the podcast include Auto-GPT, a tool that turns ChatGPT into an autonomous agent, and the book "No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating" by Alicia Kennedy.