Amazon Appoints AI Pioneer Andrew Ng to Its Board as It Eyes Generative AI as the Next Big Computing Platform
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Andrew Ng, a leading AI expert, joins Amazon's board of directors, filling a seat vacated by former MTV CEO Judy McGrath.
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Ng founded the AI Fund in 2017, which invests in AI startups, and previously led AI teams at Baidu and Google.
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy suggests in a letter that generative AI could be Amazon's next big pillar, comparing its potential impact to the internet and cloud computing.
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The appointment comes amid massive investments in AI across big tech companies.
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Jassy says generative AI may bring the biggest tech transformation since the internet or cloud computing.