Amazon developing custom AI chips for Echo, Fire TV and future devices, says hardware chief Panos Panay
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Arjun Kharpal
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Amazon hardware chief Panos Panay announced the company is designing custom AI chips for key devices like Echo and Fire TV. He suggested the industry may be moving away from apps and screens toward conversation and context as the primary interface for AI assistants. Panay noted that anyone claiming to know exactly what future AI gadgets will look like should be viewed skeptically, while revealing Amazon is experimenting with various form factors in its labs.
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· 3 pulledI think we might be moving away from a world of apps and screens
conversation and context will be more important for AI assistants
When you think about the future of AI devices, you got to be super skeptical right now for anyone who tells you they know what they are
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