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Todd Haselton
We can’t try Alexa Plus ourselves in the demo area.

We’re down on the demo floor now, and we were hoping to try out the new AI-powered assistant. There are six rooms, one with a Fire TV and the rest with Echo Show 21 screens. But all the demos are being run by Amazon reps.

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