Email: Amazon says Echo users won’t be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally, as new generative AI features need processing in the cloud (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Email: Amazon says Echo users won't be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally, as new generative AI features need processing in the cloud  —  In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally …