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Detailed explanation-1: -Inventor Behind Amazon’s Alexa Raises Funds for AI Startup William Tunstall-Pedoe said his Cambridge-and London-based company, Unlikely AI, needed the money to start hiring developers of a new type of artificial-intelligence software.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amazon chose the name Alexa because it “was inspired by the Library of Alexandria and is reflective of Alexa’s depth of knowledge, ” Lauren Raemhild, a public relations specialist for Amazon, said in a statement, referring to the late-pharaonic-era institution in Egypt.

Detailed explanation-3: -The birth of Alexa. Alexa was inspired by science fiction: According to David Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president who oversaw the initiative, Alexa creators aimed to reinvent the conversational computer onboard Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise. She made her debut in 2014 alongside the Echo smart speaker.