Amazon devices chief: AI devices will replace apps

Amazon SVP of Devices Panos Panay said at TechCrunch Disrupt that personal computing is shifting to ambient AI devices that anticipate needs in the background instead of waiting for commands. Amazon launched its Bee AI wearables the same day, which passively record audio, process it in real time, and delete the raw audio to protect privacy.

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