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Wall Street Journal2017
Alexa Voice Recognition Launch Coverage
Alexa learns to distinguish between different voices -- the first voice biometric personalization system on a consumer device at scale.
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Good Morning America2019
Alexa Voice PIN & Authentication
Multi-factor biometric authentication on Alexa enabling secure transactions for healthcare and purchases.
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TechCrunch2017
Amazon Alexa Devices Can Finally Distinguish Between Different Voices
Coverage of the voice recognition launch that drove 1.1M explicit speaker enrollments in the first 3 months.
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TIME2017
Amazon Echo Voice ID Feature
TIME's coverage of Amazon Echo learning to identify individual users by voice.
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The Verge2017
Amazon Echo Multi-User Voice Recognition
The Verge on Alexa's new ability to recognize multiple users on a single device.
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CNET2021
On Echo Show 15, Alexa Will Recognize Your Face Thanks to Visual ID
Launch of Alexa Visual ID -- facial recognition for personalized experiences on Echo Show devices.
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ZDNet2019
Alexa Skills Can Now Recognise Your Voice to Personalise Services
Skills Personalization launch enabling 100+ third-party skills to deliver voice-personalized experiences.
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Amazon Science2021
Ambient Intelligence Will Accelerate Advancements in General AI
Amazon Science article covering multi-modal person recognition and ambient intelligence -- powered by the Presence Data patent.
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Business Insider2015
Amazon Introduces Amazon Home Services
Launch of Amazon's first hyperlocal marketplace, available in 2.4 million zip codes at launch.
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