Amazon could ditch its own AI for Claude in Alexa upgrade
Will you pay for a new and improved Alexa that's powered by Claude?
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- Amazon’s upgraded Alexa could be powered by Anthropic’s Claude instead of its own AI software.
- The new “Remarkable” Alexa aims to offer advanced features like personalized shopping advice, news aggregation, and enhanced home automation.
- While the upgraded voice assistant is expected to launch in October, Amazon may preview the new Alexa and its capabilities at its annual event in September.
We reported earlier this week that Amazon’s upgraded Alexa could launch in October and may cost up to $10 per month. According to Reuters, this paid version of Alexa could be powered by Anthropic’s Claude, not Amazon’s own AI models.
The reporting outlet revealed that Amazon initially intended to use its in-house software for the revamped Alexa. However, early versions of the voice assistant struggled with responsiveness and sometimes took as much as “six or seven seconds to acknowledge a prompt and reply.”
