Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts

A striking development has emerged in artificial intelligence. Tech TechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FollowSee All Tech AI AIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FollowSee All AI News NewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

FollowSee All NewsAmazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcastsWith Alexa Podcasts, a pair of AI-generated hosts break down the topic of your choice. With Alexa Podcasts, a pair of AI-generated hosts break down the topic of your choice. by Emma Roth Emma RothNews WriterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

Technical Details

FollowSee All by Emma RothMay 18, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC Emma Roth Emma RothPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FollowSee All by Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

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. Some “Alexa Podcast” examples shared by Amazon have two AI-generated hosts talking about the history of the Roman Empire, new music, and expectations for the World Cup.

Amazon says you can also ask Alexa Plus to generate audio lessons about the Apollo missions, or create a podcast episode about a new hobby, like photography. The feature is similar to the AI-generated podcasts you can create using NotebookLM, a capability Microsoft Edge also snapped up in a recent update. Image: AmazonAmazon says the AI-generated podcast episodes will draw information from the 200 news publications the company has partnered with, including , the Associated Press, the Washington Post, Vox, and Politico.

Industry Implications

Amazon rolled out Alexa Plus to all users in the US in February and has since embedded the assistant into its online marketplace. You’ll receive a notification on your Echo Show device and the Alexa app once the episode is finished. You can tap the notification to play the episode, as well as access it through the Music and More on the Echo Show, or with the Alexa app.

Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Emma Roth Emma RothNews WriterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FollowSee All by Emma Roth AI AIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

FollowSee All AI Amazon AmazonPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

This advance offers important signals about the future of the sector, and the tech world is watching closely.