Infrastructure exec Peter DeSantis to lead unified AI group
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Amazon has quietly started rolling out Alexa.com, bringing its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser for the first time and completing a long-missing piece of its consumer AI strategy.
Andy Jassy appoints AWS executive Peter Desantis to a new position unifying AI models, chip development and quantum computing as AI head Rohit Prasad leaves.
Amazon said that the feature uses the Ring doorbell's video descriptions to determine who the person in front of the camera is based on their uniform, actions, and what they are holding.
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Rohit Prasad is stepping down, while Amazon puts Peter DeSantis in charge of AI models, chips, and quantum computing.
Just when you thought the circular dealmaking across the AI scene couldn’t pick up any more traction, news breaks that e-commerce and hyperscaler Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is chatting with OpenAI about a potential $10 billion investment and a deal to start using Amazon chips.
Tranium 3 integrates with NVIDIA NVLink on AWS, helping architects mix hardware to hit target performance at lower cost per training run.
Prime Video’s experiment with AI generated episode recaps backfired when the system produced wildly incorrect summaries for Fallout. After the backlash, Amazon removed the feature entirely, raising questions whether AI is ready for handling story driven content.