Episode 294 Alexa's New AI Voice

We take a look at Amazon's recent August 19th Press Release, about Alexa Plus coming to some customers for Free! 

We dust off an old Omnibus Episode about one of Alex's most powerful features, Reminders! 

Alexa was due for an upgrade, and now it has gotten one. This week, Amazon held its annual media event where it debuted a slate of new hardware, software, and services. The company reserved the spot at center stage for Alexa, the voice assistant powering all of Amazon’s smart hom ...  Show more

Last week, Amazon Alexa ran their annual developer event, Alexa Live, where they showcased a number of new #VoiceFirst features for Alexa. Mark and Allen take a look at the list of announcements for Skill developers and give some first thoughts on what they mean. 

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Would you want my voice to be the voice of your Alexa? An interesting raise that can change people’s vocal accents in real time. Instagram rolls out a comprehensive system to check ages on their platform. And is that new Brave search engine becoming a contender? Sponsors: HubSpot ...  Show more

Alexa will now be able to mimic a familiar voice to accommodate new customer demands.  This can lead to all kinds of creepy.  IJSSteve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.