Generative AI Comes to AWS
How Will AWS Generative AI Impact Your Business?
By 2025, it’s predicted that 10% of available global data will have been contributed to by generative AI in some capacity. In other words, artificial intelligence will be further integrated into business and analytical processes, increasing our collective reliance on AI.
One example of generative AI finding its way into the business world, outside of basic managerial and virtual assistance use cases, is its recent integration with AWS.
That’s right, the cloud storage and processing powerhouse that is Amazon Web Service (AWS) now makes use of generative AI.
Keep reading to learn how AWS generative AI integrations will affect your business, its benefits, and its drawbacks.
What Is Generative AI?
If you’ve used ChatGPT, or a similar natural language processing (NLP) chatbot, then you’ve already encountered generative AI.
In simple terms, generative AI is a machine learning model that produces text, image, audio content, and, crucially, large datasets based on user inputs. Key to the advanced nature of generative AI is its ability to understand context and create the most appropriate responses.
For example, when talking with ChatGPT, users are able to have human-like conversations about almost anything. Though ChatGPT is not able to give an actual emotional response, it is capable of feigning emotion based on the context of the conversation.
Benefits of Generative AI In AWS
Combining the extensive cloud network of AWS with significant language processing capabilities, i.e., generative AI, produces a powerful synergy of technology.
So, what exactly is the result of combining AWS and generative AI?
Easier Development: On April 13th, 2023, Amazon announced that they will add a new service to their AWS suite called Amazon Bedrock. Bedrock will leverage the power of AWS’ large-scale machine learning (ML) models to make training and developing generative AI applications simpler.
Reduced Running Costs: Large-scale generative AI applications require immense computing power to run, which is costly. The Inferentia chips used by AWS to power large-scale computing offer generative AI applications the most energy-efficient and cost-effective option available.
Faster Model Training: In order to provide responses appropriate to their purpose, generative AI models require training. Once again, this requires enormous amounts of processing power and data. The AWS Tranium chip offers extensive networking capabilities, making the training process much swifter.
Using AWS means generative AI development is much more convenient, cost-effective, and accessible to more businesses.
How do you think AWS generative AI capabilities will benefit your business?
Drawbacks of AWS
Though it’s clear that generative AI and AWS are a well-matched integration, it’s not without challenges. In fact, AWS generative AI is not immune to the disadvantages of AWS. These include the following:
Resource Limitations: Access to AWS resources are determined by your geographical location and proximity to physical servers, meaning developing generative AI in some countries using AWS may not be beneficial.
Lack of AWS Experts: Despite having been launched in 2006, few developers choose to specialize in the service, meaning AWS experts are far and few between. As a result, when encountering errors or developing advanced applications, the relevant expertise can be challenging to find.
Technical Support Fees: To make the dearth of AWS experts worse, Amazon charges support fees of $29/per month for personal developer use to three percent of monthly profits over one million dollars for enterprise use. A lack of AWS experts plus high support costs makes AWS integration a costly endeavor.
Overall, the integration of AWS and generative AI makes for a powerful service, but these above issues should be considered.
What Does This Mean For Your Business?
According to the AWS website, their generative AI services will allow your business to:
“...reinvent your applications, create entirely new customer experiences, drive unprecedented levels of productivity, and transform your business.”
Ultimately, the impact of AWS generative AI will depend on how you choose to use it; however, you will undoubtedly benefit from the advantages discussed in this article.
More specifically, by using AWS generative AI, your business can:
Improve Customer Experiences: Generative AI can be used to develop personalized recommendations or chatbots that can interact with customers in a human-like way. This helps to improve customer satisfaction and increase the likelihood of repeat business, while making customer service available 24/7.
Enhance Product Development: AWS generative AI can be used to simulate various scenarios and predict outcomes, helping you make more informed decisions during the product development process.
Increase Operational Efficiency: Generative AI can help businesses automate various tasks and processes, such as inventory management or fraud detection. This can free up employees to focus on more strategic tasks and improve overall operational efficiency.
Gain a Competitive Advantage: Leveraging generative AI in AWS means your business can gain a competitive advantage over rivals. This is thanks to the above use cases and by helping you to develop innovative products and services.
Exploring AWS’ new generative AI capabilities is a worthwhile venture that’s likely to benefit your business.
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