Echo Tips

Amazon's September 2023 announcement mentioned a new high quality voice coming to Alexa. Where is it? When will it get here? More importantly, what can we expect, based on other movers and shakers in the field of voice technology. That and more discussed in this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast.

In the 286th episode of the Echo Tips Podcast, hosted by David Ward, we delve into a crucial topic: how to block the new Alexa AI Beta on your Amazon Echo. If you’re concerned about preventing youths or others from encountering explicit language or content, this episode is a must-listen. We explore whether it’s possible to block this beta feature and whether Amazon Kids’ parental filters can provide a safeguard. Tune in to discover practical solutions and insights! 🎙️🔒🔊

For those unfamiliar with the Echo Tips Podcast, it’s a show that offers brief educational episodes highlighting and demonstrating features of the Amazon Echo. David Ward, our technical instructor from New Vision, lays out commands for alarms, timers, phone calling, and even reading books. Whether you’re a new Echo user or a seasoned listener, this podcast provides valuable tips and tricks to enhance your Alexa experience.

## Show Notes and Links

Let's Chat Blocker Blueprint

https://a.co/aUpj0cw

You'll need to augment the above with Q&A Blue print. Go to blueprints.amazon.com .

You'll Need these 9 catch phrases that you set a custom response to, like "Your Blocked!".

1. Enable Let's Chat

2. Enable Let's Chat Skill

3. Enable Skill Let's Chat

4. Talk to Let's Chat

5. Talk to Let's Chat Skill

6. Talk to Skill Let's Chat

7. Talk Let's Chat

8. Talk Let's Chat Skill

9. Talk Skill Let's Chat

(Note: Not for certain that the phrase "Talk to" and "Talk" are both needed. One may be sufficient, but in testing we used both.)

In this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast, we look at one of the very first games to demo Amazon's AI Large Language Models. We'll be playing a round of 20 Questions with Volley Inc.'s Amazon Skill called Volley games.

Are you playing with the Alexa Beta, but getting mixed results? If so, we'll show you how to figure out which Beta your on, at any given moment. We will discuss the notion of paying for a smarter AI enhanced Alexa and revisit some of the practical things you could use Character AI for. This an more on this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast.

In this episode we take a look at the all-new Character.AI Skill that was announced at CES 2024.

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As announced in September 2023, Character AI's characters are now available in the Alexa AI Beta. Imagine talking to Abraham Lincoln about a thorny political topic or asking Socrates a philosophical or moral question. Or imagine talking to Wonder Woman or Batman?! That's right, that's available and a whole lot more, check it out on this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast.

In recent news it was suggested that some advertising firms were selling info based on recordings acquired from 3rd parties. What's the real story about Amazon Echo's Alexa and her privacy controls? How does the technology work? Does she really listen to everything going on and record it? We'll tackle these items one by one and demonstrate some powerful privacy controls that are a single voice command away or a tap of your finger in the Alexa App.

What can the new Alexa AI Chat-Bot really do! Can it pull live content, can it pull website data, can it write a poem, and most importantly does it hallucinate? This an more, in this episode.

We heard back in September about new AI Large Language Model smarts coming to Alexa, an now we have a demo of these new Beta features to share with you! And as best as I can tell, we're the first to discuss and demo these new features.