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Nine teams advance to semifinals for the Alexa Prize SocialBot Grand Challenge

$1 million. That's what Amazon is offering to advance conversational AI research through its Alexa Prize challenge.

Reporting by Amazon Science 1 min brief
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Amazon continues investing in conversational AI research through competitive grants, signaling sustained commitment to advancing voice interface capabilities despite broader tech industry cost-cutting.

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  1. $1 million research grant

  2. 9 teams advancing to semifinals

  3. Fifth iteration of the challenge

  4. 4 new competitor teams

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Publisher excerpt: Fifth challenge adds new elements and features four new competitors for the $1 million research grant.
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