Amazon to cut 'several hundred' Alexa jobs – The Irish Times
Online giant has struggled to make money from the voice assistant unit
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Online giant has struggled to make money from the voice assistant unit
:Amazon.com on Friday announced it is trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing shifting business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence.The cuts affect several hundred employees working on Alexa, according to the email. A spokeswoman declined to elaborate on exactl
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Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence.