This article provides a roundup of the latest developments in Generative AI from major tech companies, based on their Q2 earnings calls. Amazon is heavily investing in all three layers of the LLM stack and has launched Amazon Bedrock, which offers LLMs as a service. Microsoft is focusing on Azure, Copilots, and Bing, with OpenAI Azure Service gaining momentum and Github Copilot for Business being used by over 27,000 organizations. Meta is investing in infrastructure, recommendation systems, ad products, and consumer products, with AI-recommended content driving a 7% increase in time spent on Facebook's feed. Alphabet is focusing on search, productivity and creativity, and cloud infrastructure, with Google's Search Generative Experience and Google Duet being key developments. Apple, meanwhile, has been quieter about its AI developments, but AI and ML are core to its products, with features like Personal Voice and Live Voicemail coming to iOS 17.
The article also highlights the different strategies of these tech giants, with Amazon and Microsoft leveraging their cloud platforms, Meta open-sourcing its work, and Google focusing on search and productivity. Despite the lack of specific AI announcements, Apple's Tim Cook emphasized that AI and ML are integral to virtually every product they build. The author concludes by noting the importance of AI in driving growth and innovation in the tech industry.
Key takeaways:
Big tech companies are heavily investing in Generative AI, with Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, and Apple all making significant strides in this field.
Amazon is focusing on the LLM stack and has launched Amazon Bedrock, which offers LLMs as a service. Microsoft is investing in Azure and has launched copilots in many of its products, including Github Copilot for Business.
Meta is investing in infrastructure, recommendation systems, ad products, and consumer products, and has made its Llama 2 model available open source. Alphabet is focusing on search, productivity and creativity, and cloud infrastructure, and has launched Search Generative Experience and Google Duet.
Apple, while not as vocal about its AI investments, has AI and ML features coming to iOS 17 and has been doing research in generative AI for years.
