Amazon is proving you don't need the best model to win the AI race
The company reported blockbuster results, including a 37% jump in revenue from Amazon Web Services. Those gains came from the cloud giant running many different AI models from leading providers such as Anthropic and OpenAI. Amazon's earnings on Thursday highlighted a surprising idea gaining traction across Silicon Valley: You don't need the best models to win in AI. Amazon has never prioritized its own models. It did develop in-house offerings via the Nova range of models, but they struggled to come close t ...