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Amazon and Apple Delay AI Assistant Launches Amid Setbacks

2/15/2025

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Amazon and Apple are grappling with setbacks in rolling out generative AI for their digital assistants, Alexa and Siri. Amazon has pushed Alexa's launch to March or later, while Apple may delay Siri's update until May due to engineering hurdles. Both tech giants are racing to keep pace with the cutting-edge AI voice assistants from OpenAI and Google.

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Amazon and Apple are grappling with setbacks in rolling out generative AI for their digital assistants, Alexa and Siri. Amazon has pushed Alexa's launch to March or later, while Apple may delay Siri's update until May due to engineering hurdles. Both tech giants are racing to keep pace with the cutting-edge AI voice assistants from OpenAI and Google.