With that phrase, David Limp, at the time Amazon’s head of devices and services, showed off a new generative AI-powered version of the company’s signature Alexa voice assistant in September 2023. At a packed event at the Seattle-based tech giant’s lavish second headquarters in the Washington DC suburbs, Limp demonstrated the new Alexa for a […]
Cognigy, a global leader in AI-first customer service automation, announced that it has raised $100 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Eurazeo Growth, with participation from existing investors Insight Partners, DTCP and DN Capital and others. The new funding will accelerate Cognigy’s mission to deliver AI-first customer service at scale. Cognigy […]
A former Amazon employee criticized the company’s handling of its Alexa voice assistant. Mihail Eric said on X that technical and bureaucratic issues hindered Alexa’s development. He said Amazon had the resources to become the “unequivocal” leader in conversational AI, but failed. A former employee said Amazon “dropped the ball” with its voice assistant Alexa. […]
In his view, Amazon’s infrastructure was “agonizingly painful” for its developers because of guardrails put in place to protect user data. He added that computing resources to carry out experiments were limited. Eric also claimed that progress on Alexa was hindered by a organizational structure that resulted in overlaps between teams that sometimes worked on […]
Tech Amazon ‘dropped the ball’ with Alexa, former employee says Jyoti Mann 2024-06-13T09:36:56Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter LinkedIn icon LinkedIn Link […]
[embedded content] Sadique Ahmed Mohamed, Founder & CEO, Pathfinder speaks to Sandeep Kumar, Asst. Editor, IMAGES Group about the Pathfinder’s latest innovation, RetailGPT. He highlights the revolutionary concept, where a personal digital avatar simplifies the shopping process through conversational AI.
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses must adapt to the seismic shifts in consumer behavior and embrace the conversational paradigm. The rise of messaging platforms, AI-powered chatbots, and conversational interfaces has ushered in a new era of customer engagement, one that demands a seamless, personalized, and omnichannel experience. The traditional website-centric approach, while once […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company and Automation Anywhere, a leader in AI-powered automation solutions, announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expedite business transformation and help customers achieve rapid cost savings by automating complex enterprise workflows with generative AI. Automation Anywhere will empower customers to create enterprise-wide process automations within […]
Investment to Ignite AI Advancements for Credit Unions and Banks as Posh AI Expands Client Base and Leadership BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Banking–Curql has led a new investment round in Posh alongside Canapi Ventures and TruStage Ventures, to accelerate generative and conversational AI innovation for banks and credit unions. This latest funding brings Posh’s total to over $45 […]