Alexa Is Five Years Old, So Why Does She Still Suck?

Alexa has officially been around for five years, and this article asks a good question: why hasn’t she improved? The pitch from Amazon was that Alexa would always be listening, and always improving. Half a decade later, she seems no smarter than when we first got her. In our house Alexa does little more than set timers and remind me how much the Redskins lost by every week.What was magical five years ago, today has become ordinary. As the article notes, it’s time for Amazon to step up.

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