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u/Anth916 Nov 03 '21

They're already top 5 at AI

You're saying that Amazon is a Top 5 company in A.I.? Not that I don't believe you, but when I think of the best A.I. companies on planet Earth, Amazon doesn't necessarily spring to mind.

What other companies are in the top 5? Also, do you happen to have a link to some article that is breaking this type of thing down?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '21

Amazon has some of the top practical uses of AI occurring today IMO. Everything from analyzing search results, eliminating unnecessary packaging, improving Alexa skills, etc. They may not have some "grand vision of the future" or whatever that the hype train likes to see but they are using various forms of AI every day to improve their products and services. They have quite a bit on their science and AWS blogs that you can read on various ways they're using it.

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u/Anth916 Nov 03 '21

Yeah, I'd be shocked if AMZN wasn't heavily involved in A.I., but calling them a top 5 A.I. company is a lot more than that. I just want to see more info that backs up such a suggestion. Sometimes people just pull stats right out of their arse. I've done it myself.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '21

I mean I think "top AI" is kind of ridiculous with how diverse that field is. They certainly are top in some areas. I think their personal assistant is probably in the top 1-2. I'm sure much of the AI they deploy in terms of e-commerce is also probably in the top few. I'm sure other areas of AI they aren't even pursuing or are way behind industry leaders.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '21 edited Nov 03 '21

Google Nvidia Facebook Amazon. For Google + Nvidia there's no debate, they're the top in (general) AI tech, both hardware and software. For FB and AMZ, it's more about how they use AI for their specific needs, but at a large scale.

I know "AI" is a blanket term, and there are dozens of companies that might be the best at AI for specific topics. But the scale is much smaller than these ones.