Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec::In an interview with Bloomberg, Dave Limp said that he “absolutely” believes that Amazon will soon start charging a subscription fee for Alexa
So they get massive amounts of free data for Machine Learning, but want to charge users for supplying it?
It’s like charging you for cable and then shoving ads down your throat.
That’s often the case. They can have their cake and eat it too. Shareholders would expect nothing less.
I think the data is probably less valuable than people think, especially if the users expect an AI response whenever a data point can be collected from them.
I wake my echo and then grind coffee beans.