Amazon just hosted its first Amazon Devices event since 2023, and as we'd expected, it served as the launching pad for a new, AI-enhanced Alexa Plus service.
After announcing Alexa 2.0 alongside an array of hardware launches back in 2023, all has been relatively quiet from Amazon regarding the future of the LLM (large language model)-boosted smart assistant. Elsewhere, however, rumors have spelled a challenging road to release for Alexa 2.0, including recent concerns that there may be further delays even with its unveiling on the horizon.
