Amazon Q is now open to any workers looking to build an AI chatbot for work

Date:
Wed, 01 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Description:
AWS has launched its own ChatGPT rival designed to cater specifically to the needs of businesses and developers.

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Amazon Web Services has unveiled the next part of its plan to redefine software development with the launch of Amazon Q, a new generative AI assistant.

Amazon Q is designed to support developers and businesses with streamlining processes, enhancing productivity and unlocking new opportunities to
innovate.

Like other AI tools already available from the likes of GitHub and other key players in the industry, AWS hopes its Q-branded chatbot can help ease many
of the challenges faced by developers during the software development processes. AWS launches new Amazon Q chatbot for developers

Two slightly separate use cases exist for Amazon Q the first, for developers, promises to unlock workers more time to spend on meaningful work. The announcement cites a study revealing that developers currently spend less
than one-third of their time coding, with the majority of their remaining
time dedicated to performing tedious and repetitive tasks.

Early Amazon Q adopters, customers and partners include Blackberry, BT Group, GitLab and Toyota.

Besides offering best-in-class scanning and remediation for vulnerabilities,
Q is also designed to be an expert on AWS, and specifically, a customers AWS environment, making it an appealing GenAI tool for anybody already using Amazons cloud computing services.

The second deployment, designed for more general business purposes, is said
to integrate with more data sources than other GenAI assistants, including
the likes of Atlassian, Gmail, Salesforce and Slack.

Dr Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of Artificial Intelligence and Data at AWS, commented: Amazon Q is the most capable generative AI-powered assistant available today with industry-leading accuracy, advanced agents capabilities, and best-in-class security that helps developers become more productive and helps business users to accelerate decision making.

Following its announcement at re:Invent, Amazon Q is now generally available on the companys website . More from TechRadar Pro AWS plans hundreds of job cuts as Amazon downsizing continues Weve rounded up a list of the best AI writers Check out the best cloud hosting providers



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