Amazon records and stores your voice commands to Alexa and uses those recordings to improve its AI and to serve you targeted recommendations — not just to answer your question.
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This clause establishes the operational scope of voice data processing, specifying that voice input is transmitted to cloud systems for both real-time request fulfillment and secondary uses including service improvement and recommendation generation. The provision operationalizes user access to deletion mechanisms through a designated interface.
The updated privacy notice explicitly discloses that Amazon uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to support and enhance customer experience, including developing and deploying generative AI models and services. Under the revised policy, your personal information may be used for these AI development purposes. Amazon added a reference to its Generative AI Development Disclosure for additional details on how data is used in this context. You can review the Generative AI Development Disclosure linked in the updated privacy notice for more specific information about AI model development.
View change record →Your Alexa voice recordings are stored by Amazon and used for advertising and product improvement purposes; failure to proactively delete them means Amazon retains indefinite access to your spoken words and the inferences drawn from them.
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"When you use Alexa Voice Services, we process your voice input in the cloud to respond to your requests. We also use your requests to Alexa and related products to improve our services and to provide more relevant product recommendations and other features. You can review and delete voice recordings associated with your account in the Alexa app.Excerpt from Amazon Marketplace's Amazon Privacy Notice
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This clause establishes the operational scope of voice data processing, specifying that voice input is transmitted to cloud systems for both real-time request fulfillment and secondary uses including service improvement and recommendation generation. The provision operationalizes user access to deletion mechanisms through a designated interface.
Your Alexa voice recordings are stored by Amazon and used for advertising and product improvement purposes; failure to proactively delete them means Amazon retains indefinite access to your spoken words and the inferences drawn from them.
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