Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts

Published: (May 18, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

Overview

Alexa Plus, Amazon’s upgraded AI assistant, can now generate podcasts on “virtually any topic,” according to an announcement on Monday. With the update, Amazon says you can give Alexa Plus a topic, and the AI assistant will offer an overview of what its AI hosts plan to talk about, allowing you to steer the conversation and adjust its length before it starts generating the episode.

Example Podcasts

Some “Alexa Podcast” examples shared by Amazon feature two AI‑generated hosts discussing:

  • The history of the Roman Empire
  • New music
  • Expectations for the World Cup

Amazon also says you can ask Alexa Plus to generate audio lessons about the Apollo missions, …

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