Your Amazon Echo is losing the ability to process Alexa commands on-device
Amazon is removing Alexa’s on-device processing capabilities in preparation for its generative AI upgrade. The company recently alerted users of this change in an email stating that the ‘Do Not Send Voice Recordings’ feature will no longer be available starting March 28.
Amazon is making a privacy change to Echo — those who don’t agree may end up with a useless device
Essentially, everything said to your Amazon Echo from March 28 on will be sent to Amazon’s cloud, and having the setting to make Amazon delete recordings will lessen the functionality of features on the device that were available by default when purchased.
Studies have claimed that Amazon uses Alexa voice interaction data to help target ads — both on Echo devices and across the ...
An email that Amazon sent to customers confirms that the Do Not Send Voice Recordings feature they enabled on supported Echo ...
Amazon is mandating cloud-based processing for Echo voice commands, removing local storage and disabling Alexa’s voice ID to ...
Amazon is discontinuing a feature that allowed users of some of its Echo smart speakers to choose not to send their voice ...
Amazon is discontinuing a privacy-focused feature that allowed select Echo devices to process voice requests locally, meaning ...
Some Echo devices have a feature that allows you to block voice recordings from being sent to the cloud, but Amazon is ...
The move is seen as connected to the launch of its generative AI-powered Alexa Plus, which is slated to be released later ...
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