About this podcast

Join David Pierce on The Vergecast as he commemorates the 10-year milestone of Amazon's Alexa and the groundbreaking Echo smart speaker. Accompanied by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, a tech journalist from The Verge, this episode offers a deep dive into Alexa's evolution, highlighting its successes, challenges, and Amazon's continuous efforts to refine its voice assistant technology. The discussion explores the profound impact of the Echo on ambient computing, the complexities of universal remotes, and the promising future of Alexa with an anticipated language model overhaul. Discover how Alexa has fundamentally shaped the smart home landscape and what lies ahead for voice-controlled AI in the next decade.