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Amazon adds adults-only ‘Sassy’ personality to Alexa+

Category: AI

Amazon has added a new, adults-only “Sassy” personality option to Alexa+, expanding the assistant’s selectable styles beyond Brief, Sweet and Chill [1][3]. The new mode is built to be more irreverent, leaning on sarcasm and occasional profanity, including playful “roasts” [1][3].

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Sources: pcmag.com, google.com, techcrunch.com

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