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Answer Paragraph: Oh Yes!
Sub-Heading 1: What is a Virtual Assistant?
A virtual assistant is anyone or software that provides professional administrative, technical and creative assistance to clients remotely from a home.
Therefore, a virtual assistant technology simply means a cloud-based program that requires internet-connected devices or applications to function.
Sub-Heading 2: What/Who is Alexa?
According to research, Alexa is a cloud-based voiced control assistant/program that can play audio, become a personal shopper, manage your smart home, and involve your preferred services to keep you organized, safe, entertained, connected, and informed.
Since it is a cloud-based assistant, Alexa is being accessed through a growing number of smart speakers and other Alexa-enabled devices.
Sub-Heading 3: How to use Alexa.
As a cloud-based assistant, Alexa is internet dependent. What that means is that you must be internet-enabled first and foremost to use Alexa.
So all you need to do is to connect the app to any device be it third part i.e echo devices or in-built or work with Alexa devices.
Sub-Heading 4: What is the difference between Alexa in-built and works with Alexa?
The difference is crystal clear in the sense that an Alexa in-built device is a third party and allows you access to Alexa voice control services while works with Alexa are those devices you can control using Alex voice services such as smart bulbs etc.
Sub-Heading 5: What is an Echo device?
It works very well with the AI (Artificial Intelligence) Alexa and responds when one calls out “Alexa”.
Conclusion
(1) Is Alexa available globally? No. Alexa is available in over 42 countries and more countries are coming on board.
And these languages cover a lot of countries in the world.
(3) How safe is it to have Alexa at home? Yes. Alexa has been adjudged to be a safe device to have at home despite the misgivings in some corners. According to research, over 40 million people use Alexa or Alexa Echo devices in the USA alone which tells a lot about what the numbers will be global.
(4) Is Alexa’s voice that of a real person?
No.
Alexa’s voice is not that of a human being but one that was generated from the advanced technology of text-to-speech and artificial intelligence. And more updates are being added to make it sound more human-like.
(6) Is Alexa always listening?
Yes. Alexa is always listening in the sense that the microphone in the device is always constantly monitoring voices to pick up the wake-up word.
(7) What are Alexa skills?
For Alexa skills are like apps.
It enables users to perform everyday tasks or engage with content and services with ease by voice. This functionality of Alexa makes it to be very adaptable to the needs and demands of each user.
These are mostly smart speakers that have evolved to meet the daily needs of users.
(9) Is Alexa available as an app?
Yes. Can be downloaded in countries where Alexa is available and in the eight languages.
Yes.
All you need do is plug the echo into a power source and then follow the instructions in the already downloaded Alexa app.
