Friday, February 12, 2021

Amazon Alexa Starts Proactively Making Decisions for You - Stephanie Mlot, PC Mag

Hunches rolled out last year, reminding users to lock the front door or turn off the basement light if Alexa senses you forgot. A recent update, however, lets customers choose to have the virtual assistant proactively control compatible devices, instinctively starting the robot vacuum or adjusting the thermostat when it deems necessary. "Customers can choose to have Alexa proactively act on Hunches without needing to ask," Amazon says. "That means customers have fewer things to think about at home, so they can spend their time on more meaningful things."

https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-alexa-starts-proactively-making-decisions-for-you