Alexa is learning to recommend voice apps based on what you want to do

Amazon is introducing a feature that will allow Alexa to suggest voice apps when you don't know what app to ask for. Instead, you will be able to simply tell Alexa what you want to accomplish to receive recommendations of skills to help you achieve that goal. Now in beta, the CanFulfillIntentRequest interface can be used by the creators of Alexa skills in the U.S. to alert Amazon to the kinds of questions their skill may be able to answer or queries the skill is able to fulfill. Amazon's Alexa Skill Store now has more than 30,000 voice apps, and getting users' attention can be something of a challenge. The intent request introduced today should help users discover more voice apps and connect developers making skills with a larger audience.