Michael Giannangeli, Senior Manager of Product Management for Alexa Devices at Amazon, presents the “Making Alexa More Ambiently Intelligent with Computer Vision,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
This presentation takes a behind-the-scenes look at the development and launch of adaptive content on Alexa Devices, which uses computer vision to adjust the on-screen display based on how close you are to the device. When you’re close to the device, the content on the home screen changes to provide more detail. When you’re farther away, it changes to be more easily viewed from a distance.
Giannangeli goes into detail about the “working backward” process used for product development at Amazon. He discusses the computer vision algorithms his company utilized; key trade-offs between latency, accuracy and privacy; and how Amazon came up with the right state logic and UI patterns to deliver a delightful customer experience.
See here for a PDF of the slides.
