Alexa Stops Processing Locally

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amazon Dear Echo Customer, We are reaching out to let you know that the Alexa feature 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' that you enabled on your supported Echo device(s) will no longer be available beginning March 28th, 2025. This feature allowed compatible Echo devices to process the audio of Alexa requests locally on device. As we continue to expand Alexa’s capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazon’s secure cloud, we have decided to no longer support this feature.

What it means

A screenshot of an Amazon email announcing that Alexa’s local voice-processing feature will be discontinued. The joke is the unsettling implication that Alexa requests will now rely on Amazon’s cloud and generative AI, making this a reaction to privacy concerns and corporate surveillance.

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