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CNN
4 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Meta is trying to win the AI race. A new partnership with AWS could help
For Silicon Valley giants, getting ahead in the artificial intelligence race requires more than building the biggest, most capable models; they're also competing to get third-party developers to build new applications based on their technology. Now, Meta is teaming up with Amazon's cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, on an initiative designed to do just that. The program will provide six months of technical support from both companies' engineers and $200,000 in AWS cloud computing credits each to 30 US startups looking to build AI tools on Meta's Llama AI model. The partnership is set to be unveiled at AWS Summit in New York City on Wednesday. For Meta, the project could be a boost at a time when CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pouring enormous resources into his ambition to become a top player in the AI space. The company last month announced the creation of a new AI super intelligence team, after recruiting leading researchers away from competitors with massive pay packages. Meta also invested $14.3 billion into AI startup Scale, which included the hiring of its founder and CEO, Alexandr Wang, and several other top employees. And Amazon's investment, worth more than $6 million in total, could pay off if the startups continue using AWS's service to access the AI system after the six months. While Amazon has its own large language models, AWS's AI strategy has been to help companies access any model — or multiple — along with the intense computing power needed to run them. Early-stage startups can apply to the program and will be selected later this summer based on the 'potential impact of the proposed solutions and the technical ability' of their teams, AWS and Meta said in a statement. 'We have a long-standing relationship and partnership with Meta, and what we're aiming to do here with the Llama collaboration is really empower founders to build transformative AI using Llama models,' AWS Vice President and Global Head of Startups and Venture Capital Jon Jones told CNN exclusively ahead of the announcement. He added that AWS customers are already using Llama to, for example, create AI customer relationship management tools for auto dealerships or financial technology tools. At the heart of the Meta-AWS partnership is a push to support Llama, a leading open-source AI model, meaning the code behind the technology is publicly available — unlike proprietary or 'closed-source' models like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude. There's an industry debate over the benefits of open versus closed-source AI models. It goes something like this: Companies on Team Closed Source say they'll retain more control over how their technology is used, and it's a whole lot easier to build a business when your rivals don't know exactly how your systems work. Team Open Source says potentially transformative AI technology should be available for anyone to use and build on to democratize its benefits. Zuckerberg said last year that he believes 'open source is necessary for a positive AI future.' He added that his model will help open source become 'the industry standard,' since third parties have free access to build on the technology. In other words, Zuckerberg would like his technology to become the leading platform for developers building chatbots, agents and other AI apps, similar to how Apple and Google's operating systems have functioned in the mobile web era. But for startups looking to build on a large AI model, going the closed-source route can have practical benefits — when they pay to access the technology, they may also get a friendly user interface, tech support and a more personalized experience. With their partnership, AWS and Meta hope to provide some of those same benefits to startups building on Llama. And given the significant cost of computing power for AI systems, the AWS credits could be a boon to startups that don't expect to turn a profit immediately. 'We developed Llama because we believe greater access to powerful models is essential for driving progress in AI,' Ash Jhaveri, vice president of AI partnerships at Meta, said in a statement about the initiative. 'Startups are some of the most creative forces in tech, and we're looking forward to seeing how they'll use Llama to push boundaries, explore new frontiers, and shape the future of AI in bold and unexpected ways.'
The Wire
17-07-2025
- Business
- The Wire
Automation Anywhere Announces Availability of Agents in the New AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category
NEW YORK, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At AWS Summit New York City, Automation Anywhere, the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), today announced the availability of AI agents in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Customers can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy, and deploy Automation Anywhere's AI agents using their AWS accounts, accelerating AI agent and agentic workflow development. Automation Anywhere's new AI agents help organizations automate complex knowledge tasks, enhance customer experience, and improve content generation—enabling enterprises to streamline operations, increase agility, and unlock measurable value from their generative AI investments. "As one of the first companies to deliver AI agents in the new AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools category, we're proud to help lead the shift toward practical, enterprise-ready generative AI," said Adi Kuruganti, Chief Product Officer at Automation Anywhere. "This new channel gives customers a seamless way to adopt agentic automation solutions that enhance productivity, speed up decision-making, and accelerate their journey to becoming an autonomous enterprise." Available Today: New AI Agents Purpose-Built for Enterprise Use Cases Financial Report Analyst: This AI agent analyzes financial reports and earnings calls to extract key metrics and generate insights. It provides accurate, context-aware financial analysis based solely on source data—ideal for finance teams that require fast and reliable reporting. Explore Agent » Technology Copywriter: This AI agent generates four variations of compelling article titles (conservative, creative, metaphorical, and bold) using brand-aligned reference examples and target keywords—enabling marketers and writers to scale SEO-optimized tech content with speed and consistency. Explore Agent » Sentiment & Tone Analysis: This AI agent analyzes support emails and customer messages for sentiment and tone, flagging urgency, formality, and emotion with detailed justifications. This helps customer experience and support teams prioritize and personalize responses, thereby improving the quality and speed of resolutions. Explore Agent » Talent Scouting : This AI agent analyzes resumes against job descriptions to calculate role-fit scores and provides structured candidate evaluations covering experience, education, and skills. It helps recruiters and hiring managers scale the initial review process, apply consistent criteria, and support good governance practices while aligning organizational policies and compliance requirements. Explore Agent » With the availability of AI Agents and Tools in AWS Marketplace, customers can significantly accelerate their procurement process to drive AI innovation, reducing the time needed for vendor evaluations and complex negotiations. With centralized purchasing using AWS accounts, customers maintain visibility and control over licensing, payments, and access through AWS. • Learn more about Automation Anywhere's AI agents in the AWS Marketplace. • Learn more about the new AI Agents and Tools category in AWS Marketplace. • Explore our full library of AI Agents About Automation Anywhere Automation Anywhere is the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA) and guided by its vision to fuel the future of work by unleashing human potential through automation. Learn more at Logo - (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with PRNewswire and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.).
Korea Herald
16-07-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Automation Anywhere Achieves the AWS Generative AI Competency
Company Earns AWS Generative AI Competency for Assisting Global Organizations in Enhancing Productivity and Driving Business Transformation Through AI-powered Automation NEW YORK, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At AWS Summit New York City, Automation Anywhere, the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), announced today that it has achieved the AWS Generative AI Competency. This recognition reflects Automation Anywhere's proven technical expertise and customer success in designing, deploying, and operationalizing generative AI solutions on AWS. "Achieving the AWS Generative AI Competency underscores the strength of our AI-powered agentic automation system and validates the real-world impact we're delivering to enterprise customers," said Adi Kuruganti, Chief Product Officer of Automation Anywhere. "This recognition affirms our ability to combine generative AI, automation, and orchestration at scale—helping organizations unlock productivity, reduce friction in work, and make faster, smarter decisions with the trust and agility of AWS." The AWS Competency Program aims to assist customers in connecting with AWS Partners who possess extensive knowledge and technical expertise in using AWS technologies and best practices to adopt Generative AI. These partners facilitate the seamless integration and deployment of AWS-based solutions to meet the unique needs of both startups and global enterprises. Automation Anywhere's Agentic Process Automation (APA) introduces a new class of AI-powered software agents that autonomously manage complex business processes. Integrated with Amazon Bedrock, APA combines generative AI with enterprise-grade automation and orchestration to handle dynamic tasks, accelerate decision-making, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Designed with built-in governance and security, APA helps organizations move faster toward the autonomous enterprise—unlocking new levels of agility, productivity, and scalability across industries. Learn more:
Korea Herald
16-07-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Automation Anywhere Announces Availability of Agents in the New AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category
NEW YORK, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At AWS Summit New York City, Automation Anywhere, the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), today announced the availability of AI agents in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Customers can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy, and deploy Automation Anywhere's AI agents using their AWS accounts, accelerating AI agent and agentic workflow development. Automation Anywhere's new AI agents help organizations automate complex knowledge tasks, enhance customer experience, and improve content generation—enabling enterprises to streamline operations, increase agility, and unlock measurable value from their generative AI investments. "As one of the first companies to deliver AI agents in the new AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools category, we're proud to help lead the shift toward practical, enterprise-ready generative AI," said Adi Kuruganti, Chief Product Officer at Automation Anywhere. "This new channel gives customers a seamless way to adopt agentic automation solutions that enhance productivity, speed up decision-making, and accelerate their journey to becoming an autonomous enterprise." Available Today: New AI Agents Purpose-Built for Enterprise Use Cases Financial Report Analyst: This AI agent analyzes financial reports and earnings calls to extract key metrics and generate insights. It provides accurate, context-aware financial analysis based solely on source data—ideal for finance teams that require fast and reliable reporting. Explore Agent » Technology Copywriter: This AI agent generates four variations of compelling article titles (conservative, creative, metaphorical, and bold) using brand-aligned reference examples and target keywords—enabling marketers and writers to scale SEO-optimized tech content with speed and consistency. Explore Agent » Sentiment & Tone Analysis: This AI agent analyzes support emails and customer messages for sentiment and tone, flagging urgency, formality, and emotion with detailed justifications. This helps customer experience and support teams prioritize and personalize responses, thereby improving the quality and speed of resolutions. Explore Agent » Talent Scouting: This AI agent analyzes resumes against job descriptions to calculate role-fit scores and provides structured candidate evaluations covering experience, education, and skills. It helps recruiters and hiring managers scale the initial review process, apply consistent criteria, and support good governance practices while aligning organizational policies and compliance requirements. Explore Agent » With the availability of AI Agents and Tools in AWS Marketplace, customers can significantly accelerate their procurement process to drive AI innovation, reducing the time needed for vendor evaluations and complex negotiations. With centralized purchasing using AWS accounts, customers maintain visibility and control over licensing, payments, and access through AWS.
Korea Herald
16-07-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Automation Anywhere Integrates with AWS to Showcase the Future of Human-Agent Collaboration
Empowering Business Users with AI-powered Process Agents that Understand Natural Language and Turn Intent into Action—No Code Required NEW YORK, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the AWS Summit New York City, Automation Anywhere, the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), today announced an enhancement to its Automation Co-Pilot through a new integration with Amazon Q Business. Combining Amazon Q's enterprise-grade generative AI and Automation Anywhere's industry-first Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) enhances and amplifies the intuitive experience for business users. This combination enhances Automation Anywhere's Automation Co-Pilot's natural language interface which expediently turns intent into real outcomes. This enhancement to Automation Co-Pilot is also available today to developers and can be delivered as a standalone application or embedded into the primary application used by business users. With this integration, developers can now build dynamic, accurate cross-application workflows that deliver up to 10x more value than general purpose chatbots because they are grounded in real-time enterprise data via Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) from Amazon Q Business and powered by Automation Anywhere's PRE, the core of Automation Anywhere's APA system. This new integration also enables business users to simply describe what they need in everyday language and AI agents immediately go to work executing complex multi-step processes directly within the enterprise applications they already use. Users stay in control with human-in-the-loop review and approval all within a single interface. "This new capability in our Automation Co-Pilot represents a new era in enterprise AI—one where people don't just use automation, they collaborate with it," said Adi Kuruganti, chief product officer at Automation Anywhere. "By combining natural language, embedded experiences, real-time data, and reasoning, we're transforming how work gets done. This is the next step toward the Autonomous Enterprise, where every employee is empowered by digital agents that adapt to their needs and act with intent." "At Tangentia, we're focused on helping our clients harness the power of agentic AI to transform how work gets done," said Vijay Thomas, CEO at Tangentia. "This collaboration with Automation Anywhere unlocks a new level of AI-powered automation. With Automation Co-Pilot, integrated with Amazon Q Business and powered by the Process Reasoning Engine, our clients can simply describe what they need in natural language and AI agents take care of the rest. The ability to deliver faster, more accurate, and personalized outcomes is a game-changer for business users across industries."
