PS Photography | Sarah Wasilak PS Photography | Sarah Wasilak

I won't lie, over the course of the past year or so, I've talked to Alexa less and less. While the Amazon Echo Dot ($50) sits on my countertop right next to my desk, the most I've asked of Alexa is the daily weather report, instead opting to stream Spotify on my browser or have Chat GPT put together the impromptu recipe for dinner. But when the Amazon team invited me to Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival , where they were hosting an interactive activation to promote the launch of Alexa+ ($20/month or free for Amazon Prime users ) — the newest generation of Alexa powered by generative AI — it changed everything.

Amazon Echo Dot From $50 $50 at Amazon

Alexa+ From $20 $20 at Amazon

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