Bringing AI Beyond the Screen: Making Intelligence Disappear Into Daily Life

For years, AI lived in search boxes and apps, powerful, but confined. The real challenge wasn't making AI smarter. It was making it useful in the moments that matter most, without pulling you away from what you're doing. In this fireside chat, Panos Panay, SVP of Amazon Devices & Services, shares how Amazon is tackling one of AI's most persistent challenges: taking intelligence beyond the screen and into action in the real world. From Alexa+ understanding natural conversation across hundreds of millions of homes, to Ring cameras that proactively alert you to what matters, to Leo satellites extending connectivity and intelligence to places screens have never reached, to devices that fade into the background while working for you, Amazon is building AI tools that go beyond a chatbot window. Panos will explore the momentum behind Alexa+, the architectural and design decisions that enable AI to move from understanding to doing, and his vision for how we'll interact with AI in the future. As AI becomes woven into daily life, the question is whether the next wave of interaction will come through voice, wearables, screens, or form factors we haven't yet imagined, and whether it enhances the moments that matter or distracts from them.