Alexa+ promises all sorts of new interactions, many of which might seem like repeat offerings if you’ve already been living with this stuff in your home. After mentioning the wake word, you can converse with Alexa+ as you would with a friend,

Amazon started its quantum computing journey five years ago by setting up a quantum lab at the California Institute of Technology. The company has also launched a quantum-computing advisory program and a cloud-based service called Amazon Braket.

The tech giant revealed Alexa+ during a product-launch event on Wednesday, noting it will use large-language models (LLMs) including Amazon’s own Nova models and those from its