On today’s Vergecast: Nilay and Jen talk smart home voice assistants. Are they good yet?
For better or worse, Amazon Alexa and Google Home’s smart voice assistants have been imbued with new generative AI powers. The promise is you can use natural language with your smart speaker to adjust your thermostat, lock the doors, and find out what your pets have been up to. The reality is smart home voice assistants are going through an identity crisis. I invited Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel onto his own podcast to compare notes on life with Alexa Plus versus Gemini for Home. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U-QtI-Cxxw&t=352s]
For better or worse, Amazon Alexa and Google Home’s smart voice assistants have been imbued with new generative AI powers. The promise is you can use natural language with your smart speaker to adjust your thermostat, lock the doors, and find out what your pets have been up to. The reality is smart home voice assistants are going through an identity crisis. I invited Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel onto his own podcast to compare notes on life with Alexa Plus versus Gemini for Home. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media:
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