24 hours with Alexa Plus: we cooked, we chatted, and it kinda lied to me

Jul 12, 2025 - 15:38
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24 hours with Alexa Plus: we cooked, we chatted, and it kinda lied to me
There’s a new AI in the house.

I've waited two years to try out the new Alexa, which was first announced way back in 2023, and this week I finally got access to Alexa Plus (not organically - I did have to pull a few strings). I've now spent 24 hours with Amazon's generative AI-powered voice assistant, and it's not just an improvement on the original; it's an entirely new assistant.

Alexa Plus knows more, can do more, and is easier to interact with because it understands more. I can ramble, pause, sigh, cough, change my request mid-sentence, and it can adapt and respond appropriately. No more, "Sorry, I'm not sure about that." Miraculous.

I'm impressed, but unsurprising …

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