Roku is updating its voice assistant with AI features that can answer questions about movies, shows, and actors, as well as help you find something to watch next. Now, instead of just following simple commands, Roku says its voice assistant can respond to questions like “How scary is The Shining?” or “What kind of fish is Nemo?”

Roku Voice will display a text response on your screen, while also offering links to shows or movies relevant to your query. It’s similar to the AI features Amazon brought to Fire TVs last year, which it recently upgraded with a new Alexa Plus integration that can help you search for specific scenes, as well as tell you about an actor’s background, a movie’s film location, and more. Netflix is also piloting a conversational search feature powered by OpenAI.

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