Amazon stresses it’s not lagging behind in the self-generated AI race

Although Amazon has remained relatively quiet in the recent race for autoregressive artificial intelligence technology, Swami Sivasubramanian, the company’s Vice President of Databases, Analytics, and Machine Learning, emphasized during an internal meeting that Amazon is not lagging behind in this competitive trend.

Sivasubramanian underscored that chatbots are just one aspect of autoregressive AI applications, and Amazon has already implemented numerous technologies in highly personalized recommendations, search engine rankings, and various automated services, as well as collaborated with clients on machine learning projects.

Earlier, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explained that the company has its own development plans for autoregressive AI technology and has long been invested in researching large-scale AI models.

Nevertheless, some Amazon employees are not entirely convinced, believing that the company is still unable to offer natural language interaction features akin to ChatGPT. However, Amazon’s typical approach leans toward a more pragmatic interpretation of its technology, rather than focusing on theoretical techniques or conceptual ideas.

For instance, with the launch of the Alexa digital voice assistant service, Amazon has consistently adopted a practical approach, emphasizing the convenience of voice interaction, rather than presenting it as a comprehensive solution like Google or Apple. Services such as AWS Polly and Amazon Panorama, which convert text content into more realistic human-like speech and provide a vocal summary of camera footage, respectively, allow users to easily apply AI in various scenarios.

As more attention-grabbing autoregressive AI technologies continue to emerge and AI applications significantly alter previous computational perceptions, increased investment in autoregressive AI development from competitors and other companies has left Amazon employees concerned that the company’s conservative approach might result in future setbacks.

However, according to AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, there is still much work to be done in AI development, and the company is already working on exciting AI application products, with plans to announce them at an appropriate time.