Amazon stops paying bonuses to Alexa developers

Amazon cuts salary and benefits for Alexa developers. As people focus more on generative artificial intelligence, third-party applications (skills) for voice assistants are not a priority. An Amazon spokesperson told Engadget, “Old programs are dead, so we’ve decided to cancel them.”

Launched in 2017, when Alexa was all the rage, the program pays developers bonuses for skills that resonate with users. It’s part of Amazon’s effort to turn Alexa Skills into a thriving app store. (Has such a thing happened?)

At the company’s Fall 2023 device event, Amazon previewed its next-generation version of Alexa with ChatGPT-like generative artificial intelligence capabilities. With the power of artificial intelligence, Alexa looks versatile enough to solve various queries and requests without having to manually build apps and skills. Alexa isn’t going anywhere; Amazon just lets it think for itself.

— Matt Smith

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