Even as competitors seek to offer more consumer products, Amazon is doubling down on its use of enterprise AI with the release of its AI chatbot Q.
Amazon announced Q in November and made it available to only a small number of users. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote in his post that making Q available to more people will help developers solve the misalignment problem.
Chatbots act as assistants for Amazon Web Services (AWS) users, learning from a company's data and workflows to help employees ask questions about the business. Amazon says users can also ask her Q questions about coding, HR information, logistics, and more.
Amazon's AI focus is primarily on other businesses, and most of its releases are under the AWS banner. The company operates Amazon Bedrock, a model library that allows businesses to access Amazon's large language models along with other popular open source AI models such as his Llama 3, Claude 3, and Stable Diffusion. Other uses of Amazon Q are also aimed at developers and enterprises.
“Tens of thousands of customers across industries and startups are already building and innovating on Bedrock as the foundation of their generative AI strategies,” said Swami Sivasubramanian, vice president of artificial intelligence and data at AWS. ” he says. The Verge.
These customers include companies such as website building company GoDaddy, National Australia Bank, financial services company Sun Life and Toyota Connected North America, which develops cloud-based platforms for car companies.
Amazon also says it has added new features to Q ahead of general availability. Amazon Q Developer provides coding assistance, app testing, security scanning, and troubleshooting. A developer can ask Q for a list of her AWS resources to see how much computing power she has, and an AI agent that autonomously performs tasks like software updates and code documentation. You can also call.
Another new feature, Amazon Q Apps, aims to make it easier for employees with no coding experience to build generative AI-based apps. Amazon says users simply state the type of app they want in the prompt, and Q generates the app they're looking for.
The company has released AI tools available to consumers, but these are primarily posted on Amazon's retail site. In February, Amazon released Rufus, an AI shopping assistant that allows customers to ask questions about products.