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The Verge
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Amazon's AI voiceovers will talk you through product features
Amazon is testing new AI-generated audio summaries that will let you listen to two AI 'hosts' chat about a product's features. Along with product details, the AI audio clips also draw information from user reviews and information from the web. The feature is currently available for select products on Amazon's mobile app, including the Ninja Blender, OSEA Undaria Algae Body Oil, SHOKZ OpenRun Pro, and the SafeRest Waterproof Mattress Protector. You can try it out by hitting the 'Hear the highlights' button beneath the product. The audio summaries open with a 'friendly reminder' that you're listening to an AI-generated clip, followed by an introduction to an 'expert' AI host who's supposed to give you a rundown of a product's features. It's similar to Google's AI-generated audio overviews, which have two AI hosts discuss your research, documents, or slides in a podcast-like format. In the clip for the SHOKZ OpenRun Pro, the AI host introduces us to 'Max,' who says the key difference about these headphones is that they 'conduct sound through your cheekbones instead of going into your ears.' The AI host then follows up with questions about the headphones, like who would benefit from the design and whether the sound quality is up to par. 'While the microphone gets praise for noise cancellation, some users find they're not loud enough for an immersive music experience,' the AI 'expert' Max says. 'But customers do mention they're better than earpods in certain situations.' Amazon's AI-generated audio summaries are currently only available to some customers in the US, but the company plans on bringing them to more products and customers in the 'coming months.'
CNA
21-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
Amazon tests AI audio summaries for products, expanding tech giants' AI Push
Amazon is testing AI-powered short-form audio summaries on select product detail pages, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday, as tech companies continue to integrate artificial intelligence across their platforms. The new feature offers summaries about products based on an AI-driven analysis of product details, customer reviews, and other related information from the internet. Currently available for a subset of U.S. customers, the company plans to expand to more products and customers in the coming months. Users can access these audio summaries by tapping the "Hear the highlights" button in the Amazon shopping app. Amazon has intensified its focus on AI integration across its business, recently revitalizing Alexa+, a voice assistant powered by generative artificial intelligence. The company has also integrated tools such as Rufus, its generative AI-powered shopping assistant that answers various shopping queries, and Shopping Guides, which provide guidance and product recommendations, onto its website. Tech companies have been rapidly deploying AI tech to consumers, spurred by the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot. Last month, OpenAI updated ChatGPT's web search capabilities to improve online shopping for users with personalized product recommendations with images, reviews, and direct purchase links. Big Tech majors, including Google and Meta, have constantly rolled out new AI-driven features and updates across their products.
