Amazon (AMZN) is planning to give its Alexa voice assistant an AI overhaul and will charge a monthly subscription fee, CNBC’s Kate Rooney reports, citing sources. The offering will not be included in Amazon Prime subscriptions, according to a source. The new, more conversational version of Alexa, which will be launched later this year, would potential position it to better compete with new generative AI-powered chatbots from companies including Google (GOOGL) and OpenAI, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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