In this episode of AI News Today, we discuss Amazon's plans for a paid version of Alexa, known as 'Alexa Plus' and the internal disagreements arising from this new service. We also delve into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's early stage talks for a chip manufacturing initiative aimed at the AI sector, with potential partnerships with Intel, TSMC and Samsung. Wrapping up, we examine how Japanese author Rie Kudan utilized ChatGPT to write sections of her award-winning novel, 'The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy'.