Amazon adds over 100 shopping features to Alexa
Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 29 Oct, 13:20 · Archive
Amazon has added more than 100 shopping-related capabilities to Alexa ahead of the holiday season. The update allows users to create lists, see what is on them, and add or edit items. Users can manage subscriptions with the assistant—for example, changing delivery frequencies from monthly to quarterly—and edit delivery instructions, such as changing an address or adding drop-off details.
Users can now ask Alexa about their Prime or Audible subscriptions and ask questions about billing or payment issues. Amazon said that since the start of the year, the number of people using agentic features has grown eightfold. Over the last 12 months, over 400 million consumers have used Alexa for shopping.
How it is being reported
- Amazon’s AI shopping assistant can now edit your grocery lists and gift registriesAmazon is adding several new features to its AI shopping assistant, including ways to create, edit, and move items between shopping lists and gift registries. As an example, Amazon says you can now ask Alexa for Shopping to "Create a new shopping list" or "Show me what's left on my wedding registry." The ecommerce giant […]The Verge · 29 Oct, 13:52
- Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists, subscriptions, and update delivery instructionsThe update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what's on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions with the AI bot.TechCrunch · 29 Oct, 13:00
- Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists and subscriptions and update delivery instructionsThe update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what's on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions.TechCrunch · 29 Oct, 13:00
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