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Amazon has unveiled a new, generative AI-powered Alexa, its popular digital assistant, saying it is ready for a world of \u201cambient computing”. AI in your spectacles, watches, rings and even embedded under your skin. Is this the next big shake-up that tech is about to see?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Put simply, ambient computing refers to technology that you may not see, but is ever-present and all around you. For instance, Amazon\u2019s new generative AI-powered Alexa+ envisions a future where you will no longer need to ask Alexa to execute various separate commands, but instead give it one long natural-sounding command that it processes and responds to\u2014just like any human would do. Over the next two years, you\u2019ll see more such mainstream technology in action\u2014where you speak and interact with gadgets in a seamless, human-like way.<\/p>\n
Also read | <\/i>Meet Alexa+! Amazon introduces a more personalised, autonomous and smarter AI assistant<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Ambient computing, in other words, is set to alter how we use most modern gadgets\u2014hence taking us through a sea change in habits. This change will come on the basis of technology being present in our ambience\u2014including advanced home automation where robots manage our laundries and groceries, too.<\/p>\n As ambient computing becomes mainstream, your interactions with tech will become less purpose-driven, and more automated. For instance, if you\u2019re speaking with a colleague about a future meeting, any internet-enabled device that you have will automatically schedule it in your calendar. This also means that you\u2019ll use fewer apps on your mobile phone or computer to do most things that you do today: order food, hail a cab or even send a surprise gift online. Further, ambient computing will ensure that your daily tech needs are handled by a combination of smart wearables such as glasses, watches and rings\u2014thus making you even less reliant on your phones. The goal of ambient computing is to make technology less intimidating and more natural for all.<\/p>\n Early embers of ambient computing can be seen in always-on smart speakers like Amazon\u2019s Alexa that line up a music playlist based on what time you sit down for dinner, smart plugs like Cisco\u2019s that switch on the geyser based on how close you are to your home, and mixed- reality headsets like Apple Vision Pro, which can replicate a large-screen theatre experience from your sofa. They, however, are all in early stages of refinement.<\/p>\nHow will it change the way you consume tech?<\/h2>\n
Isn\u2019t such technology here already?<\/h2>\n