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Amazon: Reinventing AI or itself? 🔴 AINTS 016
Season 1, Ep. 16
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This week, Tristan and Tasia look at Sports Illustrated’s use of AI-generated writers and Google Bard’s answering questions about YouTube videos. Then we discuss the AWS re:Invent conference, where Amazon unveiled a slew of AI innovations, including Amazon Q (its new corporate chatbot), Titan Image Generator, Amazon Transcribe’s expansion to over 100 languages, and Amazon’s next-generation AI chips. Join us as we ponder whether Amazon is playing catch-up or positioning itself as a leader in an AI-driven future.
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AWS RE:INVENT 2023 RECAP
- AWS re:Invent 2023: the biggest news and announcements
- Amazon’s 'Q' Is Less AI Conspiracy, More Corporate Chatbot
- Introducing Amazon Q, a new generative AI-powered assistant (preview)
- Amazon joins AI image creation fray with new model
- Amazon’s new AI transcription and serverless expansion
- Amazon says its next-gen chips are four times faster for AI training
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