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Influencers See Alexa+ As Game-Changer in Personalized AI Experiences – Image Credit Unsplash+
Amazon’s unveiling of Alexa+, a generative AI-powered upgrade to its Alexa voice assistant, has ignited significant discussion among social media influencers in the last week of February 2025. The rollout, promising enhanced personalization, context awareness, and agentic actions, has been met with both excitement and reservations. Influencers see that the enhanced Alexa+ has the potential to be a game-changer in providing personalized AI experiences, reveals the Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Shreyasee Majumder, Social Media Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Influencers’ discussions primarily focused on the potential of Alexa+ to enhance the user experience, emphasizing its capacity to manage complex requests, perform multiple tasks concurrently (such as booking reservations and ordering groceries), and integrate effortlessly with other Amazon services. Optimism is prevalent regarding the advanced natural language processing capabilities and the prospect of more personalized and engaging interactions. Several influencers point to use cases like assisting children with homework and resolving household disagreements as areas where Alexa+ could demonstrate significant value.
“Alongside, the consensus also seems to be building around Apple that it needs to drastically improve its AI capabilities to remain competitive in the rapidly evolving landscape of voice assistants and AI-powered devices.”
Below are a few popular influencer opinions captured by GlobalData’s Social Media Analytics Platform:
- Mark Gurman, Chief Correspondent on Apple and Tech News at Bloomberg LP:
“The new Alexa+ is basically ChatGPT Voice Mode on steroids, with personality, context and memory of past conversations and people. It’s extremely impressive. It is frightening how far behind Apple is in this space.”
- Rowan Cheung, Founder & CEO at The Rundown:
“Amazon just unveiled the all-new Alexa+ powered by Amazon’s AI models and Claude. It’s like ChatGPT Voice taken to the next level with personalization, memory of past conversations, and of course, agentic action features. Pricing starts at $19.99/month but is free for all Amazon Prime members. Most importantly, this means ~100M+ people are about to have their first experience with real AI-powered voice agents soon. Could be another ‘ChatGPT moment’ for consumers outside of the tech community. (Let’s hope it runs more smoothly than the launch of Apple Intelligence)”
- Brian Roemmele, Engineer at PromptExpertise.com:
“The new AlexaPlus is quite a game changer. Of course you can talk to Alexa but you can type to it also. The rate of acceleration is incredibly increasing. FREE in Amazon Prime…”
- Marsha Collier, President at The Collier Company Inc:
“Amazon Unveils Alexa Powered by Generative AI. Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots. “Until right this moment, right this moment, we have been limited by the technology,” Panos Panay, the head of Amazon’s devices, said at a media event. “Alexa+ is that trusted assistant that can help you conduct your life and your home”.”
- Shelly Palmer, CEO at The Palmer Group:
“In a “better late than never” moment, Amazon has unveiled Alexa+: an advanced version of its voice assistant that integrates generative AI to enhance user interactions. Priced at $19.99 per month (but free for Amazon Prime members), the service is set to launch with early access in the U.S. next month, initially available on Echo Show devices, with plans for broader international and device expansion…”
- Kim, Technology Expert:
“Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, an enhanced version of its voice assistant powered by generative AI technologies. This upgrade enables Alexa+ to handle multiple requests in a single command and perform tasks autonomously on behalf of users. For instance, it can book restaurants, create recipes, set timers automatically, and control various smart home devices based on your preferences and mood…”
