Amazon Web Services is expanding its AI services, making them more accessible to cloud-based organizations. The services include Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Titan, as well as Amazon EC2 Inf2 cloud instances, with AI21, Anthropic, and Stability AI models, and free Amazon CodeWhisper for code developers. Bedrock and Titan ensure responsible, explainable AI with content filtering and security validations. Free for individual developers, CodeWhisper is also optimized for lower latency and attribution. AWS aims to "democratize the use of generative AI".
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined the cloud computing race to the top of Artificial Intelligence (AI) market by introducing new AI tools and custom-made chips to increase access. AWS CEO Adam Selipsky believes it's "day one" in this area, committing to create generative AI for corporate customers. With Microsoft and Google heavily investing in OpenAI and Anthropic respectively, AWS has become the third tech giant betting on generative AI. AWS is offering a “Switzerland” of AI models for users worldwide, including its original Titan language model.
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. Anthropic, a San Francisco-based company founded by Dario and Daniela Amodei, is set to raise $5B to compete with OpenAI and dive into a dozen industries. This venture began with $124M funding, then secured an additional $580M Series B investment. AI Safety is the primary focus while leveraging the commercial value of their research to draw attention and investments from Google, Microsoft, and more. Open source AI & AI tools strive to remain competitive within a quickly changing landscape.
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