AWS artificial intelligence
AWS artificial intelligence services enable enterprises to apply machine learning, natural language processing and other advanced technologies to their applications. Open up a vast number of computing possibilities with these AWS AI services and tools.
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Tip
07 Nov 2024
Selecting an AWS EC2 instance for machine learning workloads
Certain workloads require specific EC2 instances. For AI and machine learning workloads, teams need to find instances that balance app requirements, performance needs and costs. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Sep 2024
8 jobs that AI can't replace and why
AI is sparking concerns of job displacement among workers. While some roles might be at risk of automation, jobs requiring human empathy are unlikely to be replaced by AI. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Oct 2024
What is AIOps (artificial intelligence for IT operations)?
Artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is an umbrella term for the use of big data analytics, machine learning (ML) and other AI technologies to automate and enhance IT operations. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Oct 2024
What are AI hallucinations and why are they a problem?
An AI hallucination is when a large language model (LLM) powering an artificial intelligence (AI) system generates false information or misleading results, often leading to incorrect human decision-making. Continue Reading
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Definition
01 Oct 2024
What is a decision tree in machine learning?
A decision tree is a flow chart created by a computer algorithm to make decisions or numeric predictions based on information in a digital data set. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 Sep 2024
What is deep learning and how does it work?
Deep learning is a type of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) that trains computers to learn from extensive data sets in a way that simulates human cognitive processes. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Sep 2024
What is a neural network?
A neural network is a machine learning (ML) model designed to process data in a way that mimics the function and structure of the human brain. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Sep 2024
8 jobs that AI can't replace and why
AI is sparking concerns of job displacement among workers. While some roles might be at risk of automation, jobs requiring human empathy are unlikely to be replaced by AI. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Sep 2024
What is Robotics?
Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Aug 2024
What is unsupervised learning?
Unsupervised learning is a type of machine learning (ML) technique that uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify patterns in data sets that are neither classified nor labeled. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Aug 2024
What is supervised learning?
Supervised learning is a subcategory of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) where a computer algorithm is trained on input data that has been labeled for a particular output. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jul 2024
What is a validation set? How is it different from test, train data sets?
A validation set is a set of data used to train artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of finding and optimizing the best model to solve a given problem. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Jul 2024
What is a perceptron?
A perceptron is a simple model of a biological neuron used in an artificial neural network. Continue Reading
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Definition
25 Jul 2024
What is data labeling?
Data labeling is the process of identifying and tagging data samples commonly used in the context of training machine learning (ML) models. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Jun 2024
What is synthetic data? Examples, use cases and benefits
Synthetic data is information that's artificially manufactured rather than generated by real-world events. Continue Reading
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Definition
03 Jun 2024
machine learning engineer (ML engineer)
A machine learning engineer (ML engineer) is a person in IT who focuses on researching, building and designing self-running artificial intelligence (AI) systems to automate predictive models. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2024
Matt Garman to replace Adam Selipsky as AWS CEO
Matt Garman will become the new CEO at AWS. He will replace Adam Selipsky, a tech veteran who came to the role when current Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took over for Jeff Bezos. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Jan 2024
convolutional neural network (CNN)
A convolutional neural network (CNN) is a category of machine learning model, namely a type of deep learning algorithm well suited to analyzing visual data. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Dec 2023
computational linguistics (CL)
Computational linguistics (CL) is the application of computer science to the analysis and comprehension of written and spoken language. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Dec 2023
7 ways AI could bring more harm than good
AI has the potential to cause harm in several ways -- including job displacement, lack of transparency and unintended biases. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Nov 2023
Deploy ML on edge devices with SageMaker, IoT Greengrass
Amazon SageMaker, ONNX and AWS IoT Greengrass help deploy machine learning models to edge devices. Steps include component creation, recipe building and core device configuration. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Oct 2023
Prep data for ML training with SageMaker Data Wrangler
Are you ready to wrangle some data? Follow this step-by-step tutorial, and learn how to load, analyze and transform data to train a ML model with Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
10 Oct 2023
How to use Amazon SageMaker Canvas for accurate predictions
Amazon SageMaker Canvas is a useful machine learning tool for both technical and nontechnical professionals. This tutorial shows how to create data sets and train custom models. Continue Reading
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Definition
02 Oct 2023
virtual assistant (AI assistant)
A virtual assistant, also called an AI assistant or digital assistant, is an application program that understands natural language voice commands and completes tasks for the user. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Sep 2023
Amazon Echo
Amazon Echo is a product line of hands-free speaker and virtual assistant devices that interact with an end user via the Amazon Alexa cloud-based voice service. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Sep 2023
AI prompt engineer
An AI prompt engineer is an expert in creating text-based prompts or cues that can be interpreted and understood by large language models and generative AI tools. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
18 Sep 2023
Get started with this quick Amazon SageMaker Autopilot tutorial
Building machine learning models can be a daunting and complicated task. Learn how Amazon SageMaker Autopilot can help and how to start an Autopilot experiment. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Jul 2023
artificial intelligence of things (AIoT)
Artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) is the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the internet of things (IoT) infrastructure. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2023
AWS targets generative AI at NYC Summit
The tech giant updated its Bedrock Platform with new foundation models and a new foundation model provider. It also introduced new services for developers and health professionals. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2023
AWS unveils generative AI tools for QuickSight BI platform
The tech giant introduced two natural language processing features aimed at making dashboard developers more efficient and enabling more business users to work with data. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jun 2023
AWS invests $100 million in new generative AI program
The Generative AI Innovation Center will connect AWS machine learning experts and data scientists with enterprises. Enterprises can also use AWS services to train and scale models. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Mar 2023
generative modeling
Generative modeling is the use of artificial intelligence (AI), statistics and probability in applications to produce a representation or abstraction of observed phenomena or target variables that can be calculated from observations. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Mar 2023
Amazon AI
Amazon AI is a set of artificial intelligence (AI) services that offer machine learning (ML) and deep learning technologies for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Feb 2023
job scheduler
A job scheduler is a computer program that enables an enterprise to schedule and, in some cases, monitor computer 'batch' jobs (units of work). Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Feb 2023
AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS)
AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is a managed service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows companies to create, control and manage the cryptographic keys that encrypt and protect their data. Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2022
Amazon Connect updates contact center workforce management
AWS's Amazon Connect contact center as a service platform adds machine learning workforce optimization to predict customer contact volume, as well as staffing numbers to cover it. Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2021
More marketing personalization from AWS, Pegasystems
AWS and Pegasystems add AI tools to their cloud offerings that enable deeper personalization and journey orchestration for marketers and e-commerce sellers. Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2021
AWS AI for analytics partner tool simplifies model building
AWS' new AIDA program helps close the tech skill gap, the tech giant said. Enterprises can use languages like SQL to embed ML software tools using Amazon SageMaker Autopilot. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Aug 2021
Amazon SageMaker
Amazon SageMaker is a managed service in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2021
Assent Compliance automates text analytics with AWS
With more than 20,000 documents to review each month, Assent Compliance, a supply chain data management vendor, turned to AWS to automate its text analysis operations. Continue Reading
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News
18 Dec 2020
AWS digs into its new machine learning industrial products
Amazon Monitron and Lookout for Equipment use sensor data to help industrial customers predict when their machines will break. Amazon's GM of machine learning and AI explains. Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2020
Amazon SageMaker Clarify aims to mitigate bias in machine learning
AWS looks to tackle machine learning bias with a new a new tool that works with Amazon SageMaker products to help developers and users better detect and eliminate AI bias. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Dec 2019
AWS AI tools focus on developers
AWS sells many AI products, tools and services aimed at developers, including several for AI newcomers, such as DeepRacer, DeepLens and DeepComposer. Continue Reading
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Video
27 Dec 2019
Set up a Jupyter notebook on AWS with this tutorial
AWS machine learning capabilities relies on the Jupyter Notebook tool. Follow this video tutorial to learn how to set up a Jupyter notebook on Amazon EMR. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2019
AWS, NFL machine learning partnership looks at player safety
A new AWS and NFL partnership aims to use AI and machine learning to reduce the risk of injuries to players. The partnership builds off of the companies' Next Gen Stats agreement. Continue Reading
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News
03 Dec 2019
SageMaker Studio makes model building, monitoring easier
New SageMaker tools from AWS to open up machine learning models by making it easier for non-expert developers make, run, monitor and debug machine learning models. Continue Reading
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News
03 Dec 2019
New Amazon Kendra AI search tool indexes enterprise data
With Kendra, a new cognitive search tool from Amazon, enterprise users can more easily query their data. The tool uses machine learning and NLP to understand context, according to AWS. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Oct 2019
Is AWS recommendation engine Amazon Personalize right for you?
Amazon Personalize offers a pay-as-you-go model for businesses interested in a recommendation engine. But is your business really ready for personalization? Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Sep 2019
Review latest investments to AWS' machine learning platform
Improved deep learning capabilities lead this machine learning roundup. Learn how AWS is targeting both machine-learning-savvy developers and data scientists. Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Sep 2019
Amazon Personalize
Amazon Personalize is a low-code recommendation engine that can generate custom recommendations for any application running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Aug 2019
AWS month in review: AWS time series forecasting service is GA
In August, Amazon Forecast, an AWS time series forecasting service, and Lake Formation became available to all users. The services should improve users' machine learning and data lake capabilities ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jul 2019
AWS month in review: Orlando drops AWS facial recognition program
The city of Orlando's termination of its Amazon Rekognition pilot was a blow to the much criticized AWS facial recognition in law enforcement agenda. However, AWS did improve some bread and butter ... Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jul 2019
Unlock machine learning with these Amazon SageMaker examples
AWS has lowered the cost to train machine learning models. If you want to get started with Amazon SageMaker, befriend a data scientist and build a predictive chatbot. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Jul 2019
Set up an AWS recommendation engine with Amazon Personalize
Amazon Personalize offers machine recommendation algorithms as a service, but it's not the only recommendation engine on the market with AI behind it. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2019
NASCAR revs up video archive with AWS AI
NASCAR will convert and optimize its 18 PB library of race footage with AWS AI and other services to serve broadcast partners and fans in an era driven by consumer app experiences. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 May 2019
Amazon Translate
Amazon Translate is a cloud service for changing large amounts of text written in one language to another language. Amazon Translate supports 25 languages, with the official documentation detailing which languages can be paired up for translation. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Mar 2019
AWS month in review: More AWS deep learning capabilities
AWS Deep Learning Containers and DeepRacer ramp up the cloud giant's machine learning orchestration and training. AWS also improves Redshift and Direct Connect. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Jan 2019
Future of AWS hinges on AI, Lambda and on premises
SearchAWS contributors say AWS' future will continue to focus on AI and machine learning as the cloud provider attempts to stay ahead of the curve. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Dec 2018
Amazon Connect integrations aim to improve call center apps
Together, Amazon Connect and Lex can benefit call center agents, as chatbots reduce the workload and provide valuable insights into the customer experience. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Dec 2018
Amazon Comprehend
Amazon Comprehend is a natural language processing (NLP) service that uses machine learning to analyze and find relationships in text. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Nov 2018
AWS plans to democratize access to AI and ML
AWS' goal with AI and ML is to give everybody the same opportunity to bring machine learning to their applications – not just the "richest" and most powerful organizations, but any "builder" of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Nov 2018
AWS CEO Andy Jassy talks AI, on-premises moves
AWS CEO Andy Jassy discusses how the company enforces ethical use of AI on its platform, its contributions to open source projects and how the on-premises Outposts will work. Continue Reading
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News
29 Nov 2018
Amazon SageMaker updates take on workflows, data labeling
AWS has extended its AI portfolio with more options for developers who want to more easily and quickly incorporate machine learning into their applications. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Nov 2018
Discover practical applications of machine learning on AWS
Many organizations still don't know how to get value out of AI, but industries ranging from finance to manufacturing have found practical applications for Amazon SageMaker. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Oct 2018
Bring AI to the edge with AWS Greengrass ML Inference
Learn the basics of machine learning inference with AWS Greengrass and how it can help train models and increase data value with real-time insights. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Sep 2018
For AI on AWS, it all starts with experimentation
For enterprises, the term artificial intelligence comes with a lot of baggage. Start from scratch with these expert tips to get your Amazon AI project off the ground. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Sep 2018
Use AWS DeepLens to develop AI skills
The DeepLens service partners well with other AWS offerings and opens the door for numerous user- and customer-facing applications. Get started with the deep learning technology. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Aug 2018
Weigh Amazon SageMaker ease of use against needed AI skills
SageMaker shouldn't be viewed as the AWS machine learning cure-all but, instead, as a potential option for developers with some AI and data analysis background. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Aug 2018
Note these Amazon Lex chatbot integrations, limits
Amazon Lex opens the door for conversational interactions with apps. But, while it's easy to create a chatbot, you must have the right pieces in place to take advantage of Lex. Continue Reading
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Definition
15 Aug 2018
Amazon Transcribe
Amazon Transcribe is a speech recognition service that transcribes audio files into text. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2018
Matt Wood talks AWS' AI platform, ethical use
AWS' AI tools have gained traction with users but also criticism from civil rights advocates. Matt Wood, an AWS deep learning and AI exec, discusses AWS' evolving portfolio. Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Mar 2018
Don't quit your day job to build smart-home applications
Plenty of effort goes into the creation of Alexa skills and Google actions, but the market for those smart-home apps has yet to fully materialize for developers. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Mar 2018
Words to go: Amazon AI services
Artificial intelligence is a growing area of focus among the major cloud vendors. Use this list of key terms to see what AWS has to offer in the realm of AI. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Mar 2018
How Amazon Transcribe opens the door for speech recognition
Amazon's audio transcription service, Transcribe, has caught developers' eyes for a number of reasons, but make sure its early limitations don't land you in trouble. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Mar 2018
How Amazon Comprehend works for basic text analysis
Amazon's text analysis service, Comprehend, parses documents for key phrases, sentiment and more. But there are volume and input limitations to mind. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Jan 2018
Latest AWS machine learning service takes aim at AI novices
The latest service in AWS' AI portfolio, Amazon SageMaker, is designed to simplify the deployment of new machine learning models, but still requires data science skills. Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jan 2018
IaaS providers weigh new tech against core offerings
Like its rivals, AWS continues to push itself up the stack -- and capture headlines in the process. But user demand still revolves around core infrastructure features. Continue Reading
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Quiz
22 Jan 2018
Gauge your knowledge of cloud providers' AI technologies
As enterprise interest grows, major cloud providers continue to unveil machine learning and AI services. See how much you know about their offerings with this brief quiz. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Jan 2018
Three Amazon AI-based projects to get your dev team rolling
Amazon AI technologies expand capabilities for enterprise developers. Try out these sample AI projects to familiarize yourself with deep learning and image recognition features. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jan 2018
The future of AWS holds new tech, heated competition
As the world rings in a new year, AWS moves forward in a contentious cloud market. Our experts speculate whether edge, IoT and machine learning will help AWS maintain its lead. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Nov 2017
Amazon Polly
Amazon Polly is a text-to-speech service within the Amazon Web Services cloud platform. It uses deep learning technology to allow applications to speak with a human-like voice. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Oct 2017
Amazon Lex
Amazon Lex is an artificial intelligence (AI) web service. Lex includes natural language processing (NLP), and natural language understanding (NLU) for building conversational interfaces where users can communicate via text and speech. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Nov 2015
Amazon Machine Learning
Amazon Machine Learning is an Amazon Web Services product that allows a developer to discover patterns in end-user data through algorithms, construct mathematical models based on these patterns and then create and implement predictive applications. Continue Reading