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Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan

How Alexa is changing to meet the needs of its Indian users

In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the Country Head of Alexa in India, Puneesh Kumar. They speak about the creation of a bespoke personality for Alexa to adapt to the needs of Indian consumers. Kumar explains how Alexa can now understand different regional accents, combinations of English and other Indian languages, as well as pick from a wide array of community developed skills and tell you shayari (poems) or chutkule (jokes).

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Broadcast on:
17 Feb 2022