Warning! Amazon Predicts Future Costs for Using Alexa Due to AI Expenses

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The cost of running the new generation of "superhuman" AI models is so high that Amazon may eventually charge you to use Alexa.

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Former Amazon executive Dave Limp predicts that the company would "absolutely" start charging for Alexa usage.

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He cited the exorbitant expenses associated with operating AI models as justification.

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But he admitted that before that happens, Alexa needs to significantly improve.

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"The cost to train the model, and the cost for inference of the model in the cloud, is substantial when you start using these (AI models) a lot," he said.

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He continued by saying that the free version of Alexa would stay available and that a premium version would need to exhibit more sophisticated features and utility.

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An outside-of-regular-business-hours inquiry for comment from Insider was not immediately answered by Amazon.

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