Amazon's Jeff Bezos: 'It's the first inning' of AI

RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, California -- If you're excited about artificial intelligence and machine learning now, just wait until you see what's coming around the bend. Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, the company behind one of the most popular consumer-grade home AI devices on the market -- Amazon Echo and its Alexa voice assistant -- told The Verge's Walt Mossberg at the annual Code Conference on Tuesday night that "It's the first inning. It might even be the first guys up at bat. Bezos revealed that Amazon was working on Alexa technology for four years behind the scenes before bringing it to market. "There is so much more to come.