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The Tech Download: Amazon’s devices chief Panos Panay on tech giant's AI gadget push
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More than a decade ago, before they were talking about "AI agents," Amazon launched its digital voice assistant Alexa and the smart speaker branded Echo.
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Summary
The reporter remember using one and thinking there was definitely a future here for these kinds of devices. Driving the current gadget and AI push is Amazon's hardware and services chief, Panos Panay, who's the latest guest on The Tech Download. Panay laid out his vision of Alexa+, the latest souped up AI version of Alexa. Amazon's foray into devices has seen it jump into speakers, doorbells and now wearables with its acquisition of Bee, a startup developing a wristband device.