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Amazon Wants to Charge for Alexa. The Real Risk Isn't the Price. It's the Personality.

Amazon's splitting Alexa into free and paid tiers. This isn't just monetization. It's a bet that personality-driven AI justifies a subscription. That's harder than it sounds.

March 13, 2026 7 min read
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