Andamanz.in
No Result
View All Result
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • City
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Tech
  • Sports
Andamanz.in
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • City
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Tech
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
Andamanz.in
No Result
View All Result
Home Tech

Amazon Introduced Layoffs in Alexa Voice Assistant Unit to Give attention to Gen AI

by Staff Reporter
November 18, 2023
in Tech
0
Amazon Introduced Layoffs in Alexa Voice Assistant Unit to Give attention to Gen AI
152
SHARES
1.9k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


Amazon.com on Friday introduced it’s trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing shifting enterprise priorities and a larger concentrate on generative synthetic intelligence.

The cuts have an effect on a number of hundred workers engaged on Alexa, in keeping with the e-mail. A spokeswoman declined to elaborate on precisely what number of have been affected.

“We’re shifting some of our efforts to better align with our business priorities, and what we know matters most to customers — which includes maximising our resources and efforts focused on generative AI,” Daniel Rausch, vp of Alexa and Fire TV, mentioned within the e-mail. “These shifts are leading us to discontinue some initiatives.”

Amazon has been pulling again in quite a lot of divisions this month, together with in its music and gaming divisions and a few human assets roles. 

While a lot of the jobs affected have been within the gadgets division, a number of have been engaged on Alexa-related merchandise in a distinct unit, a spokeswoman mentioned. Many corporations are shifting assets to generative AI, which may create software program code and prolonged textual content responses from quick prompts.

Alexa is a voice assistant that can be utilized to set timers, ask search queries, play music, or as a house automation hub.

Reuters reported in September that morale within the gadgets division had suffered over considerations about what some considered as a weak product pipeline. In explicit, individuals aware of the matter pointed to the Alexa voice assistant, now almost a decade previous, as having didn’t hold tempo within the age of generative synthetic intelligence. 

Amazon mentioned on the time that “to suggest that a few anecdotes paint a picture of reality for an organization as large and diverse as Devices and Services is inaccurate,” and that it stood by its merchandise.

Amazon has mentioned its gadgets and companies enterprise will not be worthwhile, with out offering figures.

Only final month the system unit bought a brand new chief, Panos Panay, who joined the corporate from Microsoft, changing David Limp, a 13-year veteran who’s leaving later this yr to go Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket firm. Panay had overseen growth of the Surface pill.

Amazon has struggled to generate any income from Alexa, which many individuals use by Echo audio system or video screens. Most efforts to generate profits from it have centered on easing buying from Amazon.com.

The Seattle-based on-line retailer’s voice assistant merchandise compete with choices from Alphabet and Apple.

Amazon has reduce greater than 27,000 jobs throughout the corporate over the previous yr, a part of a wave of US tech layoffs after the trade employed closely individuals throughout the pandemic. 

The newest cuts come at the same time as Amazon reported third-quarter internet revenue that far exceeded analyst estimates and forecast income within the yr’s last quarter roughly in keeping with expectations. The fourth quarter is Amazon’s most vital, because it consists of vacation buying.

In the e-mail, Rausch mentioned he remained optimistic about Alexa. 

“Incorporating a new large language model into a voice-forward, personal AI, has been and continues to be an enormous scientific and engineering challenge,” he wrote, utilizing one other time period for generative AI.

© Thomson Reuters 2023


Affiliate hyperlinks could also be mechanically generated – see our ethics assertion for particulars.
Tags: Alexaalphabetamazonamazon announced layoffs in alexa voice assistant unit to focus on gen ai amazonAnnouncedappleAssistantfocusGenlayoffsUnitvoice
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

Illegal Sand Mining: A Menace to Havelock Island

February 12, 2023
Crocodile Scare at Elephant Beach: Child Reptile Sparks Panic Amongst Tourists

Crocodile Scare at Elephant Beach: Child Reptile Sparks Panic Amongst Tourists

May 3, 2025

Eco Diver India Takes a Step Towards Reef Conservation: Offers Free Dive Master Courses to Andaman’s Underprivileged Youths

February 19, 2023
Low stress space shaped over South Andaman Sea, neighbouring area: IMD – Business Standard

Low stress space shaped over South Andaman Sea, neighbouring area: IMD – Business Standard

February 12, 2023
Full Ban on Recognized Single Use Plastic Objects all through the Nation from 1st July 2022

Full Ban on Recognized Single Use Plastic Objects all through the Nation from 1st July 2022

0
Large infrastructure undertaking threatens Great Nicobar Island

Large infrastructure undertaking threatens Great Nicobar Island

0
Absconding accused hotelier arrested from Haryana’s Karnal

Absconding accused hotelier arrested from Haryana’s Karnal

0
Cold Wave Sweeps Northern States Will Proceed For Subsequent 3 Days IMD

Cold Wave Sweeps Northern States Will Proceed For Subsequent 3 Days IMD

0
Caitlin Clark’s 0 Kobe V Protro Promote Out in Minutes; eBay Listings Hit 0

Caitlin Clark’s $190 Kobe V Protro Promote Out in Minutes; eBay Listings Hit $400

July 1, 2025
Nothing Phone 3 Launching At this time: Know Price, How to Watch Livestream, Expected Features and Specifications

Nothing Phone 3 Launching At this time: Know Price, How to Watch Livestream, Expected Features and Specifications

July 1, 2025
Nita Ambani proves she is the queen of magnificence as she attends a marriage in a beautiful…

Nita Ambani proves she is the queen of magnificence as she attends a marriage in a beautiful…

July 1, 2025
Jake Paul Silences Crowd With Unanimous Win Over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Jake Paul Silences Crowd With Unanimous Win Over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

June 30, 2025

Most Popular

Havelock Island in Darkness: World-Class Vacationer Vacation spot Suffers Each day Blackouts and Digital Shutdowns

Havelock Island in Darkness: World-Class Vacationer Vacation spot Suffers Each day Blackouts and Digital Shutdowns

June 2, 2025
Google, DOJ to Make Closing Push in US Search Antitrust Case

Google, DOJ to Make Closing Push in US Search Antitrust Case

June 2, 2025
Energy Cuts Shaking Havelock: Tourism Capital Struggles with 9+ Hour Blackouts Amid Alleged Negligence and Corruption

Energy Cuts Shaking Havelock: Tourism Capital Struggles with 9+ Hour Blackouts Amid Alleged Negligence and Corruption

June 1, 2025
Crocodile Scare at Elephant Beach: Child Reptile Sparks Panic Amongst Tourists

Crocodile Scare at Elephant Beach: Child Reptile Sparks Panic Amongst Tourists

May 3, 2025
Pankaj Tripathi feedback on rising concern over faux AI movies; ‘I’m not scared as a result of…’

Pankaj Tripathi feedback on rising concern over faux AI movies; ‘I’m not scared as a result of…’

June 2, 2025
Ghost Net Removed from Coral Reefs in Havelock Island by Eco Diver India Team

Ghost Net Removed from Coral Reefs in Havelock Island by Eco Diver India Team

May 30, 2025
Andamanz.in

Categories

  • Breaking News
  • Business
  • City
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Environment & Human Interaction
  • Health
  • Local News – Andaman & Nicobar
  • Politics
  • Scuba Diving
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Tourism & Safety
  • Uncategorized
  • Wildlife & Conservation

Site Navigation

  • Home
  • Contact US
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Recent News

Caitlin Clark’s 0 Kobe V Protro Promote Out in Minutes; eBay Listings Hit 0

Caitlin Clark’s $190 Kobe V Protro Promote Out in Minutes; eBay Listings Hit $400

July 1, 2025

© 2022 Andamanz - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • City
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Tech
  • Sports

© 2022 Andamanz - All Rights Reserved