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Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec::In an interview with Bloomberg, Dave Limp said that he "absolutely" believes that Amazon will soon start charging a subscription fee for Alexa

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[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 145 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Alexa is so bad though. Who's going to pay for that?

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 74 points 2 years ago (5 children)

“By the way, you can now pay for Alexa AI option if you want me to reply in a slightly smarter way, but I will still cut you off with ads and other useless things. To activate AlexaAI say activate”

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 47 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Welcome to the PiHole, Alexa."

[–] spitfire 5 points 2 years ago

Just made the switch to NextDNS. For $2/month I get a lot of the same features but also on my phone when not on WiFi. Still love my pihole though!

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