Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
Earlier this year Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a commitment of USD 230 million to accelerate the creation of generative AI applications by startups around the world as well as the second-annual AWS Generative AI Accelerator.
Back in early July they also announced ‘AWS GenAI Lofts’, a global tour of pop-up collaborative spaces and immersive experiences for startups and developers that will take residence in innovation and AI hubs around the globe.
These are similar to the AWS Startup Lofts that began as far back as 2014 and the AWS GenAI Lofts provide a one-stop destination for in-person engagement for startups and developers to learn how to use and implement generative AI technology, get up to speed on the latest trends, and connect with a wider community of technology and business experts.
Attendees will get hands-on AI products and services from AWS Partners and AWS, including Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q. Developers will have the opportunity to gain greater understanding of advanced techniques, such as building agentic workflows and tuning foundation models, and dig deeper into generative AI use cases and demos. Visitors can experience exclusive sessions led by industry luminaries, make connections with generative AI investors and leaders, and get their questions answered in-person by generative AI experts.
Pop-ups open (for up to 12 weeks), including:
AWS GenAI Loft | Bengaluru: July 29, 2024
AWS GenAI Loft | San Francisco: August 21, 2024
AWS GenAI Loft | São Paulo: September 2, 2024
AWS GenAI Loft | London: September 30, 2024
AWS GenAI Loft | Paris: October 8, 2024
At the opening of the San Francisco hub,AWS Vice President of Developer Experience Adam Seligman was quoted as saying “Generative AI is kind of a like a new thing for all of us, so we’re all trying to figure out not just chat but how to build really valuable, useful applications. We’re actually in six cities around the world, but I think this is the flagship if you look at the energy here”.
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