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Amazon unleashes Q, an AI assistant for the workplace
Arstechnica
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1y ago
Medial
Amazon has launched Amazon Q, a new AI chatbot designed for corporate environments. Unlike consumer-focused chatbots, Q is built to assist employees with tasks such as document summarization, managing support tickets, and providing policy guidance. It serves as a programming assistant and is powered by a platform called Bedrock, integrating multiple AI systems including Amazon's Titan. Amazon Q is positioned against existing corporate AI tools like Microsoft's Copilot and Google's Duet AI, and is priced at $20 per user per month. Performance benchmarks for Q have not been disclosed.
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Yum China unveils AI tool in a bid to boost efficiency
Economic Times
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1m ago
Medial
Yum China Holdings has introduced an AI-enabled hands-free assistant tool, Q-Smart, at select KFC locations to enhance operational efficiency. This tool assists restaurant managers in tasks like staff scheduling, inventory management, and food quality checks. Following its initial testing phase, which involves user feedback, Yum China plans a larger roll-out of Q-Smart. This initiative is part of its broader AI-driven strategies, including the earlier Byte by Yum! software to improve service delivery.
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Amazon made an AI bot to talk you through buying more stuff on Amazon
The Verge
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1y ago
Medial
Amazon has introduced an AI shopping assistant called Rufus, which is trained on Amazon's product library, customer reviews, and web information. Currently in beta, Rufus is available to select customers who can chat with it through Amazon's mobile app. Users can ask questions about products, seek recommendations, and more. Rufus has recently started appearing on product pages, answering queries ranging from the differences between trail and road running shoes to suggestions for Valentine's Day gifts. The chatbot utilizes information from product listings, user reviews, and Q&As to provide responses.
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Amazon’s answer to ChatGPT is a workplace assistant called Q
Wired
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1y ago
Medial
Amazon has introduced its own AI chatbot called Q for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Q is aimed at business users who use AWS at work and can help with tasks such as coding, answering questions about AWS cloud services, and generating business reports. It is also integrated into Amazon Connect for customer service support. The chatbot utilizes various AI models, including Amazon's Titan and models from startups Cohere and Anthropic. AWS CEO, Adam Selipsky, emphasizes the importance of diversifying AI providers in light of OpenAI's recent troubles.
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Google Gemini Unleashes New Feature to Automate Users Daily Tasks
StartupTalky
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1m ago
Medial
Google's Gemini app introduces "Scheduled Actions," allowing users to automate regular tasks, enhancing productivity and making it a proactive personal assistant. Unveiled at Google's I/O 2024, the feature is available to Google AI Pro, AI Ultra, and specific Workspace account holders, aiming to streamline daily routines. Users can automate actions like receiving daily email summaries or sports updates. This aligns with Google's strategy to enhance AI product functionality and differentiation, focusing on task performance beyond simple responses.
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I tried Google's AI-powered workplace assistant, Duet AI. It can help draft emails and edit documents, but I wouldn't trust it for anything important.
Business Insider
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1y ago
Medial
Google has introduced Duet AI, an AI workplace assistant that can summarize documents, draft reports, and reply to emails. Similar to Microsoft's Copilot for Office 360, Duet AI is designed to improve productivity. However, while the tool has potential time-saving benefits, it is not without risks. Some tests revealed inaccuracies and even fabricated information in the generated summaries. While Duet AI can be useful for simpler tasks, it is not yet reliable for important work.
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Amazon is developing new AI-driven coding tool ‘Kiro’: Report
YourStory
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3m ago
Medial
Amazon is reportedly developing an AI-powered coding tool named Kiro to enhance software development efficiency by generating real-time code. Designed for web and desktop applications, Kiro will integrate with first-party and third-party AI agents and features a multi-modal interface for text and visual inputs. It aims to surpass current tools like Amazon Q by automating code generation and documentation. This development aligns with moves by other tech giants in the competitive AI developer tools market.
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Why the Entire AI World Was Talking About "Q" This Week
Gizmodo
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1y ago
Medial
OpenAI, post its recent power struggle, faced internal conflict triggered by the discovery of a program known as "Q-Star" or "Q*." Several employees reportedly wrote to the board about this "powerful AI discovery," claiming it could threaten humanity. The Q* program supposedly enabled an AI agent to perform grade-school-level math, seen as a breakthrough in creating artificial general intelligence (AGI). Speculations suggest Q* might be related to Q-learning, a subcategory of reinforced learning, allowing AI to learn optimal actions through trial and error. However, experts remain skeptical, emphasizing the challenges in AI solving math problems reliably.
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How AI Startup Fireflies Is Transforming Workplace Meetings For 10 Mn+ Users Across 100+ Countries
Inc42
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1y ago
Medial
Fireflies.ai, an AI meeting assistant startup, offers a platform that records, transcribes, and summarizes in-person meetings and video conferences. Through its web interface and mobile app, Fireflies.ai can integrate with major conferencing platforms and sync vital information to various business applications. The platform provides accurate transcriptions and meeting summaries, enhances collaboration and workplace productivity, and offers smart search functionality. With users in 70% of Fortune 500 companies, Fireflies.ai raised $20 million from investors including Canaan Partners and Khosla Ventures. The global market for AI meeting assistants is expected to reach $17.3 billion by 2032.
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Tech layoffs are hitting companies that are doing just fine
Business Insider
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1y ago
Medial
Typing assistant startup Grammarly recently announced that it would be cutting around 230 roles as part of a business restructuring, despite the company's strong financial position. The layoffs were made as part of an adjustment to the AI-enabled workplace of the future and the rise of AI chatbots and personal agents as competitors. Grammarly is not alone in this, as 141 tech companies have made layoffs this year, affecting 34,250 workers. This trend shows that employees are at risk of losing their jobs even at companies that are not experiencing financial troubles.
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Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival
Arstechnica
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7m ago
Medial
Amazon has increased its investment in AI startup Anthropic by $4 billion, making its total stake $8 billion. This investment enables Anthropic to use Amazon's custom-built Trainium and Inferentia chips for training and deploying its foundation models. Anthropic has also been assisting Amazon in developing a new version of its Alexa AI assistant based on Anthropic's Claude AI language model. The UK Competition and Markets Authority cleared the partnership between Amazon and Anthropic, allowing it to continue. This investment reflects the intense competition between cloud providers Amazon, Microsoft, and Google in the AI market.
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