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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)
this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2023
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It's really only good for re-ordering things you've already ordered. It will let you know that it found something in your order history and then you can decide whether you want to order again.
And this makes sense, but I’d still want to check prices to make sure that my $3 deodorant didn’t get discontinued and priced at $30/stick.
Well you think this way because you've seen what happened to Amazon in the past 10 years. 10 years ago, when they were getting ready to launch the Echo, Amazon was a great retailer that people trusted. Now a decade of sellers gaming listings and reviews, and Amazon customer service deteriorating, we've been trained not to trust Amazon's defaults.