Ask Alexa+ about uploaded documents and emails
Alexa+ can pull details from uploaded files and turn school messages into calendar help.
- What they did
- At Amazon’s Devices & Services event, Mara Segal showed Alexa+ reading information from files people shared with it. In one example, she uploaded a zucchini bread recipe and asked how much oil it called for. The demo also described using the same setup for HOA rules and for several school emails that Alexa+ could summarize for calendar planning.
- How it went
- Alexa+ correctly returned the oil amount from the recipe in the demo. The article does not say how it handled longer or messier documents, and the email and HOA cases were described rather than shown.
- Tips
- Use it for a specific question from a file, or ask for a summary before turning email details into calendar items. For anything that would change your calendar or get sent out, have it show you the draft first.
Try it yourself with Alexa+
I’m sharing [a recipe, HOA rules, or school emails] with you. Read it and answer this question: [your question]. If there are dates or events in school emails, list possible calendar items and wait for my approval before adding, sending, or submitting anything. If anything is unclear, say what you found and what you’d need to check next.
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