Also, not an article with a lot of on-the-record comment from Amazon (as is typical), so you're not going to see a lot of citable or confirmed detail.
All wake word spotting (whether for "Alexa," "Amazon," or "Echo," takes place on the device in order specifically to not stream unintended audio to the cloud (for privacy and for separately beneficial reduction in cloud…
(1) Yes - after reviewing much internal and comparative data (2) Yes - lots and lots (3) Yes - he's not a huge music fan (4) Easy speculation, but probably yes given ASP and likely units sold source: physically present…
Also, not an article with a lot of on-the-record comment from Amazon (as is typical), so you're not going to see a lot of citable or confirmed detail.
All wake word spotting (whether for "Alexa," "Amazon," or "Echo," takes place on the device in order specifically to not stream unintended audio to the cloud (for privacy and for separately beneficial reduction in cloud…
(1) Yes - after reviewing much internal and comparative data (2) Yes - lots and lots (3) Yes - he's not a huge music fan (4) Easy speculation, but probably yes given ASP and likely units sold source: physically present…