Is Alexa+ too cheerful for you? Now you can select among 3 personality styles - here's how

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Amazon just announced that Alexa+ users can choose different personality styles for responses.
• The new Alexa+ personality styles include Brief, Chill, and Sweet. 
• Users will be able to adjust how formal, expressive, witty, and direct Alexa+'s responses are.

Amazon's Alexa+ is more helpful than ever, with richer responses and the ability to generate content for users. However, switching from the classic Alexa's slightly robotic, monotone responses to Alexa+'s cutesy, cheerful tone is jarring for many users, myself included. Thankfully, Amazon just announced it's adding personality styles to Alexa+, so users can tweak how expressive the smart assistant is. 

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