'Alexa, let's read': Amazon's AI assistant can read books with your children, help them learn to read

Alexa wants to help your child learn how to read. With Amazon's new Reading Sidekick, kids can say "Alexa, let's read," to an Amazon Kids-enabled Echo device or the Amazon Kids app on a tablet and the artificial intelligence-powered assistant will take turns reading with them. An Amazon Kids subscription ($2.99 monthly) is required. Kids can choose from hundreds of physical and digital books that are supported, with more being added monthly. After asking Alexa to read with them, the AI assistant will ask how much do they want to read: a little, a lot, or taking turns.