Amazon AI chief: Hope to catch OpenAI, Anthropic in the ‘coming year’
Amazon AI chief: Hope to catch OpenAI, Anthropic in the ‘coming year’
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/17/amazon-ai-frontier-openai-anthropic.html
Publish Date: 2026-06-17 13:31:00
Source Domain: www.cnbc.com
- Amazon aims to close the performance gap with leading AI labs, including OpenAI and Anthropic, by developing advanced AI models.
- AI chief Peter DeSantis expressed optimism about Amazon’s aspiration to become a leader in the frontier AI models within the coming year.
- Amazon’s AI strategy is dual-faceted: providing a marketplace for model access (Bedrock) and developing its own Nova2 models to compete directly with leading AI firms.
- The Nova2 model has attracted approximately 50,000 customers, according to DeSantis, highlighting Amazon’s enthusiasm for its capabilities.
- Amazon’s AI advancements are supported by custom-designed chips such as Trainium and Graviton, which parallel advancements made by companies like Nvidia.
- The company has been designing and producing chip technology tailored explicitly for optimal AI model performance.
