Amazon's AI Pervades All Aspects of Business, Says Head of AGI

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP of Artificial General Intelligence, stated that AI impacts every part of Amazon. AI is deployed across Amazon Web Services, warehouse robotics, and the Alexa consumer product, among other applications. Sharma highlighted Amazon's robust AI infrastructure, mentioning the new “Bedrock” service and a large AI compute cluster built with Anthropic. He dismissed concerns over smaller open-source models, emphasizing the need for more intelligent solutions. Sharma also addressed geopolitical tensions and AI strategies, affirming Amazon's long-term commitment to AI development.