Amazon is fully advancing the upgrade of its voice assistant Alexa, planning to replace its 'brain' with more advanced generative artificial intelligence technology. However, this significant technological transformation is facing a series of delays and challenges, putting Amazon in a tense position in the competition. Note: Image from official screenshot. It is reported that Amazon has been actively developing new AI features to enhance Alexa's voice recognition and response capabilities. This upgrade aims to enable Alexa to interact more naturally with users, providing a better experience.

Recently, Amazon's cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced plans to invest 'at least' $11 billion in Georgia to expand its infrastructure to support the development of various cloud computing and artificial intelligence technologies. This investment is expected to create approximately 550 jobs in the state. AWS stated in a press release: 'We are proud to be able to expand our operations in Georgia, which will help advance next-generation frontier technologies, such as artificial intelligence. We appreciate the support from state and local leaders and look forward to working with Georgia.'

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) skills have become a top priority for companies in hiring. However, a recent report from VG Sundar Ram, Head of Business Development for AWS in India and South Asia, indicates that as many as 79% of companies encounter difficulties in finding candidates with relevant AI skills. This phenomenon reflects the challenges businesses face in advancing digital transformation and enhancing technological competitiveness. Image source note: The image is AI-generated and licensed from the service provider Midjourney.

Technological innovation once again expands the boundaries of imagination. Browser Company recently announced that it will launch a revolutionary AI browser named Dia in early 2025, aiming to fundamentally reshape the way users interact with the web. The core concept of this browser is to perceive AI not just as an application or button, but to construct a brand new web environment. CEO Josh Miller showcased several impressive feature prototypes at the launch event. The first highlight is the Smart Writing Assistant. As users type,

At the recent annual re:Invent conference held in Las Vegas, Amazon's cloud computing service AWS announced a series of new technologies, highlighting the energy efficiency improvements of its data centers, achieving efficiency levels over four times greater than traditional on-premises computing. AWS head Prasad Kalyanaraman stated that these innovations not only enhance energy efficiency but also flexibly support emerging workloads. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by service provider Midj.

Amazon has been reported to be developing a multi-modal large language model named 'Olympus', which is expected to be officially announced at the AWS re:Invent conference next week. According to The Information, the internal code name for this algorithm is 'Olympus'. Last November, Reuters reported that Amazon had invested millions of dollars in training a large language model named 'Olympus', with a parameter count reaching 2 trillion.

Recently, a special committee report from the Australian Senate revealed that tech companies Amazon, Google, and Meta (formerly Facebook) have been ambiguous and disappointing in their approach to using Australian data to train their AI products. Committee chair and Labor Senator Tony Sheldon expressed strong dissatisfaction, stating that these multinational companies continually evade direct questions during hearings, as if they are performing a cheap magic trick, but ultimately achieving nothing.

Amazon recently announced a $110 million investment in AI research to support the development of its own designed Trainium chips. This move aims to reduce Amazon's reliance on Nvidia and promote technological advancements in its cloud computing platform AWS. Note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney. Trainium is a machine learning chip tailored for deep learning training and inference tasks. Through this investment, Amazon hopes to encourage academic research.