🎙️ How do you build a next-generation AI assistant that understands not only commands, but also intent? Maciek talks with Edward Guo, Science Director in Amazon's Alexa AI organization, about the science and engineering behind Alexa+, self-learning systems, Alexa Foundation Models, and the runtime that powered the launch. Recorded in Gdańsk at Amazon Development Center Poland, where Edward came to thank the two teams contributing to Alexa+.

From a search-engine insight that reshaped Alexa's learning approach, to a one-model-for-all-locales strategy for global rollout, this is a practical look at what it takes to ship a next-generation AI assistant.

Highlights:

• From command center to conversation: what changed between Alexa and Alexa+

• Self-learning at scale: applying search-engine feedback loops to voice

• Alexa Foundation Models, runtime, inference engine behind the launch

• One model for all locales; Gdańsk teams contributing to Alexa+

• The next frontier: complex tasks, natural interruption, multimodality

📺 Watch with Polish/English subtitles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtGuo8QeJGE

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🎙️ PL: Jak zbudować asystenta głosowego, który przechodzi od komend do prawdziwej rozmowy? Maciek rozmawia z Edwardem Guo (Amazon Alexa AI) o nauce i inżynierii stojącej za Alexa+, o self-learning, Alexa Foundation Models i runtime, który obsłużył launch. Nagrano w Gdańsku (Amazon Development Center Poland), gdzie Edward przyjechał podziękować dwóm lokalnym zespołom za wkład w launch Alexa+.

Najważniejsze wątki:

• Alexa jako command center; Alexa+ jako rozmowa

• Self-learning z sygnałów klientów zamiast tylko zgłoszeń i adnotacji

• Alexa Foundation Models, runtime i inference engine, które umożliwiły launch

🎥 Zobacz wersję wideo z napisami PL/EN na YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtGuo8QeJGE

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AMAZON STAGE to rozmowy z ekspertami pracującymi z nowoczesnymi technologiami i AI. W sezonie 2 stawiamy na praktyczne wdrożenia i innowacje zmieniające świat. Prowadzi Maciek Tegi, Principal Product Manager w Amazon Development Center Poland.

Amazon Stage is a podcast featuring conversations with experts at the forefront of modern tech and AI. Season 2 focuses on practical AI applications, real-life deployments, and innovations shaping the world. Hosted by Maciek Tegi, Principal Product Manager at Amazon Development Center Poland.