Subj : Amazon is putting up $100m to battle Microsoft and Google for the
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Jun 23 2023 11:30:03

Amazon is putting up $100m to battle Microsoft and Google for the next 
generation of AI

Date:
Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:07:16 +0000

Description:
AWS is offering workshops, engagements, and training to get you familiar with 
AI development and deployment.

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While many companies are focused on bringing their versions of AI tools and 
AI writers to market, Amazons cloud division has been focused on helping 
startups reach that point instead, and the launch of its Generative AI 
Innovation Center takes that one step further. 

The program is designed to connect AI and ML experts with AWS customers to 
help them design and deploy new generative AI products, and has just received 
$100 million in funding to kick start it which represents more than a quarter 
of a century of AI investments by the firm. 

From launch, customers will include Ryanair, Highspot, Lonely Planet, and 
Twilio, but Amazon said in a press release that companies of all kinds are 
excited about the potential of generative AI to transform their offerings and 
operations, and the order books are only expected to grow. Amazon AI tools 

AWS senior VP of Sales, Marketing, and Global Services, Matt Garman, 
highlighted customers hunger for guidance about how to get started quickly 
and securely with generative AI. Read more 

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Garman continued: Together with our global community of partners, were 
working with business leaders across every industry to help them maximize the 
impact of generative AI in their organizations, creating value for their 
customers, employees, and bottom line. 

In offering up its team of strategists, data scientists, engineers, and 
solution architects, AWS hopes to be able to fuel the next stages of 
research, such as drug discovery in healthcare and increased protection in 
finance. The $100 million in funding also facilitates the running of no-cost 
workshops, engagements, and other training opportunities. 

Naturally, a heavy emphasis is set to be placed on the companys own EC2 
Instances powered by in-house Inferentia and Trainium chips, as well as 
Nvidia H100-powered instances. 

Ultimately an opportunity for AWS to attract prospective customers to its own 
ecosystem, the launch of its Generative AI Innovation Center is set to be 
welcomed by startups and seasoned businesses alike as they battle to stay 
on-trend. Check out our roundup of the best online collaboration tools



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazon-is-putting-up-dollar100m-to-battle-micros
oft-and-google-for-the-next-generation-of-ai


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