Amazon reportedly forms a new agentic AI group

Group 1 - Amazon has established a new group within AWS focused on developing AI agents to automate various tasks for users, indicating a strategic shift towards AI technology [1] - AWS CEO Matt Garman highlighted the potential of agentic AI to become a multi-billion dollar business for AWS, emphasizing its significance in the company's future growth [1] - Swami Sivasubramanian, a veteran AWS executive, will lead the new agentic AI group, leveraging his experience in AI and data [1] Group 2 - Amazon is joining the trend in the tech industry towards AI agents, showcasing new capabilities in Alexa+, which can perform tasks like booking Ubers and navigating websites autonomously [2] - The AWS unit is also exploring the development of enterprise agents, aiming to compete with Salesforce and Microsoft in automating work-related tasks for businesses [3]