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Amazon Alexa’s early first name
Did you know “Alexa” wasn’t always Amazon’s smart assistant’s name? In its earliest development stages, it was called something altogether different. Was it … A.) Echofina, B.) Beza, C.) Laura or D.) Ivona?
The answer: D.) Ivona. That was the name of a Polish text-to-speech company Amazon acquired in 2013. Ivona was used as the foundation for Alexa’s voice technology. Imagine saying, “Hey, Ivona, turn off the music!”
Tags: Amazon, Amazon Alexa, smart assistants
