Did you think Amazon Fire tablets were exempt from generative AI tools? Think again. The company is just announced a slew of AI-centric features that is spread out the newly announced Fire HD 8 update and a number of older models.
None of these features are too surprising, but they seem useful and fun. There’s something called Writing Assist, which is just what it sounds like. This tool integrates with the on-screen keyboard and should be compatible with any application on the tablet. It provides grammar help and will convert copy to a number of predefined styles. It’s a quick way to turn “what’s up with my salary” into something a little more professional.
The aptly named Web Page Summaries offers an automatic summary of websites. This tool will “pick out the main points in an article or web page” to provide short summaries. Amazon says it will get readers up to speed “within seconds.” This sort of thing is generative AI 101, as there are plenty of pre-existing tools that mimic this functionality. Still, it’s nice to have it native on Amazon tablets.
Finally, there’s Wallpaper Creator, which brings a chat prompt into the mix. Just type in the background you want and let the AI do its power-hungry magic. Amazon says users can “choose from curated prompts” or “let their imaginations run wild.” The company says the algorithm will generate “unique, high-quality” images that can be used as the tablet’s wallpaper.
All of these features will be available for the newly revealed Fire HD 8 update, but Amazon says they’ll be coming to other “eligible Fire tablets” later this month. As for compatibility, Writing Assist and Wallpaper Creator are coming to tablets released from 2022 onwards. The web page summary goes back a bit to the Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 8 tablets from 2018 and newer.
This isn’t Amazon’s only foray into the exciting world of artificial intelligence. The company recently a a chatbot focused on shopping and working on another chatbot Codenamed Metis. It has also been reported that Alexa will soon get an AI-centric makeover. Powered by Claude AI.
