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Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec (www.businessinsider.com)
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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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[–] galaxies_collide 57 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So they get massive amounts of free data for Machine Learning, but want to charge users for supplying it?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

That's often the case. They can have their cake and eat it too. Shareholders would expect nothing less.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think the data is probably less valuable than people think, especially if the users expect an AI response whenever a data point can be collected from them.

[–] thrakkerzog 2 points 1 year ago

I wake my echo and then grind coffee beans.