Amazon reveals updated smart devices and software powered by Alexa LLM

Amazon reveals updated smart devices and software powered by Alexa LLM

During its fall showcase, Amazon on Wednesday announced a range of updates for its hardware and software, including improvements for various smart screens, TV tech, smart eyeglasses and security devices. Powering all of them is Amazon’s new large language model, Alexa LLM.

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