{"id":291792,"date":"2024-11-20T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=344284"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:43:26","slug":"the-reason-we-dont-have-alexa-with-ai-yet-its-still-too-dumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-reason-we-dont-have-alexa-with-ai-yet-its-still-too-dumb\/","title":{"rendered":"The reason we don&#039;t have Alexa with AI yet? It&#039;s still too dumb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While Google and Microsoft have made huge strides in generative AI and conversational chatbots, there is a big name in the world of smart assistants from which we haven&#8217;t heard anything. Yes, we are talking about Amazon and its globally used service called Alexa.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/newsletter.png?GoogleAccessId=wp-stateless%40kubertonic.iam.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1778162766&Signature=DIzAT6w96tVDsD3PolHEbitUjFSCPlrTa3aYkAECMGn0rpaVwxg7XDIj4b4lJFBc%2B0to3CBk%2BVMiTmfMOiecOtoVTAFaglndiX1K2R%2FFWmSUF%2Fhn%2FxBRAtxggztMdi%2FiONY6v1wWbfWCDau%2FgpItCX8zm3ga96eUMvXSE8BGUeqMSrgzB2H8Q2MPgaN42C2NiPuySonT83nLntp78NvbknhFe1wPaeiHjubGQzDKXEW%2B4ggNbfkkKNC5aSjkoqsZqAlrJ1NtBF1LfjQx6SLaJDD5oA4gY22eRrKlf0rjb%2FIACEAvuKgaoJPfVsy8635WIVGEiVU3IHICaW9yKqjejA%3D%3D\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Subscribe to the Softonic newsletter and get the latest in tech, gaming, entertainment and deals right in your inbox.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Subscribe (it's FREE) \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And it seems that now we know why. According to reports, Amazon is working on the deployment of an Alexa AI, but it is too slow to respond to queries to be launched yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/11\/18\/new-ai-alexa-latency-problems-echo-compatibility-uber-opentable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Fortune<\/a> has shared leaked internal documents highlighting some critical flaws of Alexa, the main one being latency: <strong>the AI takes too long to respond when given an instruction or asked a question.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latency issues are plaguing Amazon&#39;s already-delayed AI reboot of\u00a0Alexa, according to leaked internal docs seen by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelRey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DelRey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOdBQs0PWh\">https:\/\/t.co\/WOdBQs0PWh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alyson Shontell (@ajs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajs\/status\/1858929169939177566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Very high latency and incompatibility with older Alexa models<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, this issue has led to low satisfaction among users. It seems that before the launch, <strong>Amazon wanted to achieve an average satisfaction score of 5.5 out of 7, but the test participants rated the AI service with only 4.57 points.<\/strong> For this reason, it appears that Amazon has missed its three planned launch dates for 2024, the most recent being November 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another cause for concern, which is not considered a critical issue like latency, but still remains, is that <strong>Alexa&#8217;s AI may be incompatible with some older models<\/strong>, which could force many users to upgrade their technology to access the new AI.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Claude\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/987e9ad7-94ca-4856-b8eb-ef6889e73eab\/2304064501\/claude-claude-icon.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Claude<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.en.softonic.com\/aplicaciones-web\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACCESS<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.en.softonic.com\/aplicaciones-web\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is true that this is not a big surprise, given that in many phones only the latest models are receiving some AI improvements, but <strong>Amazon might fear that this will upset customers who have been waiting for this type of update for years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In any case, as with all leaks, these details should be taken with caution, as <strong>issues such as Alexa&#8217;s AI latency could be much better now than when the note was written.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alexa may get smarter with more APIs rather than more AI <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EfrbfaneEx\">https:\/\/t.co\/EfrbfaneEx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Verge (@verge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1858999566365851840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An independent and intelligent Alexa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon wants its AI-enhanced Alexa to perform more tasks on its own, instead of delegating to a third-party app on the phone<\/strong>, as it does with some tasks. This way, you could ask the smart speaker to take you to the movies or reorder last week&#8217;s takeout, and it could, using data from your linked accounts, perform those tasks for you without you having to do anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an intriguing idea, but <strong>the success of this strategy will depend on whether users trust that artificial intelligence gets it completely right<\/strong> and that it doesn&#8217;t accidentally place a food delivery order for something it hears on the television. <strong>Everything points to a launch in 2025<\/strong>, assuming it doesn&#8217;t encounter more bumps along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Google and Microsoft have made huge strides in generative AI and conversational chatbots, there is a big name in the world of smart assistants that we haven&#8217;t heard anything about. Yes, we&#8217;re talking about Amazon and its globally used service called Alexa. And it seems that now we know why. According to reports, Amazon is working on deploying an Alexa AI, but it is too slow to respond to queries to be launched yet. Fortune magazine has shared leaked internal documents highlighting some critical flaws of Alexa, the main [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":291801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":6},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1067,3885],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6771],"class_list":["post-291792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amazon","tag-inteligencia-artificial","content-category-ai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310753,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291792\/revisions\/310753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291792"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=291792"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=291792"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=291792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}