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Derek Rose

Ocker reboot makes Alexa 'authentically Australian'

Amazon says it has worked hard to ensure Alexa delivers an authentic Australian experience. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

A ChatGPT-style audio chatbot is coming to a brand of smart speakers used in millions of Australian homes - and its makers promise it's been painstakingly trained to understand our culture.

Amazon on Thursday began its local rollout of Alexa+, a next-generation, AI-powered personal assistant that uses the same large language model technology as ChatGPT and Claude to make conversations natural and fluid, not robotic and stilted.

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