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Amazon’s Panos Panay Sees Ambient AI Devices Making Apps Less Important

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

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Amazon devices chief Panos Panay said ambient devices that use sensors and AI could handle more tasks in the background, making app-based interactions less important. He described Amazon’s new Bee devices, introduced Thursday, which passively record audio and take notes; they process audio in real time and delete it afterward. Panay said he expects an intelligence layer connecting different devices, rather than one form factor replacing another.

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