Alexa Deemed 'Colossal Failure' Following $10 Billion Loss
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Since the beginning, Alexa has been more a novelty than an integral part of customers’ everyday lives. The realization of that discrepancy took eight years and billions of dollars.
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is reportedly racing to build an AI model called Olympus to take on ChatGPT and Bard : r/technology
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will give your overworked delivery driver $5 if you ask Alexa to say thank you : r/technology
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How long before this becomes a performance metric? : r/antiwork
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Alexa is a Colossal Failure