Just opening up a discussion on something I have huge curiosity.
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I can't bring myself to pay $20/month for Alexa AI. It is actually the same price as the ChatGPT skill for Alexa, which is available now.
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Prime members will get Alexa+ for free, while non-Prime members can pay $19.99 per month to access the upgrades.
So this is a wash for some (me) -- but I am sure they will upcharge Prime yet again.
Amazon says Alexa+ will start rolling out in the U.S. in the next few weeks and subsequently in waves in the coming months. It will start with households with Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21. If you have an older Echo machine, you'll unfortunately have to upgrade to take advantage of Alexa+.
Probably a wash for most?
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Ah, I missed that. I guess it is free to me since I have Prime, then. It should pair well with the Alexa Speaks App on Hubitat. It should work with the speech as text option.
re device capability - if you go to Meet the new Alexa and scroll down until the navigation bar appears with Capabilities / Eligible devices / FAQs
theres some info on there that says What devices can customers use Alexa+ on?
When you get access to Alexa+ by owning or purchasing an Echo Show 8, 10, 15 or 21, it will be available on all Echo devices, with the exception of certain older generation Echo devices like Echo Dot 1st Gen, Echo 1st Gen, Echo Plus 1st Gen, Echo Tap, Echo Show 1st Gen, Echo Show 2nd Gen, and Echo Spot 1st Gen, where you can continue to use the original Alexa. You'll also be able to try Alexa+ on your web browser, the Alexa app, compatible Fire TVs and Fire tablets. This experience is not currently supported on Alexa Built-in devices and Amazon Astro, however we look forward to expanding Alexa+ to additional devices in the future.
So I guess you just need one and then your other echo devices will work too - I wonder if it is only the newest model of those ~ they aren't clear
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I can’t wait to have my own AI agent that negotiates in my favor with other AI agents for arbitrage.
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My question is if it's worth it ? and do we need it ? Like seriously Alexa simply does what we want it to do . I do not understand the concept of paying it a cost of $19.99 ( that's huge ) per month . . If it enhances my Alexa experience with more advanced capabilities and more better integration, then may be -I’d love to try if it provides enough value, extra services.
But, I’d definitely weigh it against all other options before committing for with an extra fee , I think we all can live without it !
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I think it has been established that Alexa + is included in Amazon Prime? Many of us likely have Prime so this works.
I am hoping it brings some smarts to the Hubitat interface. For example, walking into a room and saying turn on the music. It then tells Hubitat who the person is (so we can figure out what music to play) and where the person is (so we can play music in that room. Examples like that would make the Alexa interface work a little better.
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The text above resoundingly sounds like life here.
Works very well to your request above.
Amazon has numerous existing "learning" modes.
Call it AI and tie them together with a good UI.
Maybe they got it right.
