The original Alexa software, built on top of technology acquired from British start-up Evi in 2012, was a question-answering machine that worked by searching within a defined universe of facts to find the right response, such as the day’s weather or a specific song in your music library.

Amazon has to overcome 'several technical hurdles' because it can roll out the new Alexa, according to The Financial Times.

Amazon admits that the development of AI Alexa has been years of battling with both technical and personnel issues. The post Amazon Explains Why AI Alexa Isn’t Ready, Despite Years of Development appeared first on Tech.

The investment aims to meet the increased demand for advanced cloud infrastructure and compute power, driven by generative AI, it said.

Amazon.com said on Tuesday that its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), plans to invest about $11 billion to expand its infrastructure in Georgia to support cloud computing and AI technologies.

An Amazon spokesperson said "Try Before You Buy's" limited reach and the growing use of AI-powered recommendations prompted the decision.