Panos Panay
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First off, all of Amazon's rallying around Alexa. It's crazy. It's so cool. It comes down to a few things.
First off, all of Amazon's rallying around Alexa. It's crazy. It's so cool. It comes down to a few things.
First off, all of Amazon's rallying around Alexa. It's crazy. It's so cool. It comes down to a few things.
Yeah, I think Andy's been a huge part of it. I have a role. I mean, I came in with a vision that I think Alexa is the thing that we can anchor and change the world with. Yeah.
Yeah, I think Andy's been a huge part of it. I have a role. I mean, I came in with a vision that I think Alexa is the thing that we can anchor and change the world with. Yeah.
Yeah, I think Andy's been a huge part of it. I have a role. I mean, I came in with a vision that I think Alexa is the thing that we can anchor and change the world with. Yeah.
I don't know if it was Alexa Plus. I'm not going to say that.
I don't know if it was Alexa Plus. I'm not going to say that.
I don't know if it was Alexa Plus. I'm not going to say that.
It was the advent of where we can take AI. You can see the turning point. I was there. I was in the middle of it. And it's just awesome moments. what Amazon brings relative to just even what I'm responsible for and how they can all connect magically through AI. You saw Fire TV and Ring yesterday.
It was the advent of where we can take AI. You can see the turning point. I was there. I was in the middle of it. And it's just awesome moments. what Amazon brings relative to just even what I'm responsible for and how they can all connect magically through AI. You saw Fire TV and Ring yesterday.
It was the advent of where we can take AI. You can see the turning point. I was there. I was in the middle of it. And it's just awesome moments. what Amazon brings relative to just even what I'm responsible for and how they can all connect magically through AI. You saw Fire TV and Ring yesterday.
I fully believe like this transformation's happening and Amazon's the leader in ambient AI, period, end of story, and in the home. And like, if we can connect all these things, that was, now we're talking whatever a year and a half ago when I was talking to Andy about joining Amazon. And he was just so ambitious about it. He's like, look, come in and do it. Let's do it. That is the tipping point.
I fully believe like this transformation's happening and Amazon's the leader in ambient AI, period, end of story, and in the home. And like, if we can connect all these things, that was, now we're talking whatever a year and a half ago when I was talking to Andy about joining Amazon. And he was just so ambitious about it. He's like, look, come in and do it. Let's do it. That is the tipping point.
I fully believe like this transformation's happening and Amazon's the leader in ambient AI, period, end of story, and in the home. And like, if we can connect all these things, that was, now we're talking whatever a year and a half ago when I was talking to Andy about joining Amazon. And he was just so ambitious about it. He's like, look, come in and do it. Let's do it. That is the tipping point.
There's a lot of nuance in that, but that was the tipping point. Like, we can change the world. You can think the scale, the relative level of investment, the ambition, the patience that Amazon brings, we're happy to talk about. Yeah, the answer to the first question is, sure, I come in, lay down a vision, re-architect the team a little bit.
There's a lot of nuance in that, but that was the tipping point. Like, we can change the world. You can think the scale, the relative level of investment, the ambition, the patience that Amazon brings, we're happy to talk about. Yeah, the answer to the first question is, sure, I come in, lay down a vision, re-architect the team a little bit.
There's a lot of nuance in that, but that was the tipping point. Like, we can change the world. You can think the scale, the relative level of investment, the ambition, the patience that Amazon brings, we're happy to talk about. Yeah, the answer to the first question is, sure, I come in, lay down a vision, re-architect the team a little bit.
Get the explicit focus on first thing we got to do is get Alexa right. Once we do that, we'll bring the hardware together. To get Alexa right, it takes music, photos, shopping. And these are photos, of course, under me, but you have across the company, you have music, video, shopping. We'll just use those three as huge tenants to the product. And, you know, those leaders are exceptional.
Get the explicit focus on first thing we got to do is get Alexa right. Once we do that, we'll bring the hardware together. To get Alexa right, it takes music, photos, shopping. And these are photos, of course, under me, but you have across the company, you have music, video, shopping. We'll just use those three as huge tenants to the product. And, you know, those leaders are exceptional.