Tag: artificial intelligence

Amazon on Friday announced it is trimming roles at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing “shifting” business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence.The cuts affect “several hundred” employees working on Alexa, according to the email. A spokeswoman declined to elaborate on exactly how many were affected."We’re shifting some of our efforts to better align with our business priorities, and what we know matters most to customers - which includes maximizing our resources and efforts focused on generative AI," Daniel Rausch, vice president of Alexa and...