A conversation with Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president of Alexa and Echo, recorded at the company’s Seattle headquarters.

Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered “agentic capabilities” and turn a profit from the popular devices.

Here's an overview of the anticipated upgrades. A hypercharged Alexa Alexa’s AI-fueled upgrade will result in far more fluid conversations and more capabilities. visual smart-home controls Map ...