Using voice commands, we can quickly convert units, check the weather and tasks for tomorrow, and play our favorite music. What about children? Now Amazon is launching its new Explore with Alexa experience, which aims to entertain and develop budding minds.
Amazon’s new Explore with Alexa is designed just for kids. When kids ask Alexa questions about different topics, Alexa will give them fun facts and stories to learn more. Alexa talks to kids in a friendly way using words they can understand. The answers come from safe sources that parents approve. Alexa may ask kids if they want to hear more details about what they’re learning.
Explore with Alexa is part of Amazon Kids Plus, so only families who pay for that service can use it right now. It’s only available in some countries too.
With Explore with Alexa, kids can have back-and-forth conversations with Alexa instead of just asking questions. Alexa will use a special type of artificial intelligence to answer in a way that engages kids. Amazon plans to add video content too so kids can see pictures while learning. Parents will also be able to customize Explore with Alexa more for their kids in the future.
Amazon created Explore with Alexa to make learning fun for children through easy and playful discussions with Alexa. Only time will tell if Amazon expands this new way of interacting to help all people better with their smart speakers. For now, curious kids and their caregivers will enjoy exploring new topics together with Amazon’s conversational AI.
