Amazon, AI, and the cloud: A reality check, with Corey Quinn of 'Last Week in AWS'

This GeekWire podcast interviews Corey Quinn, Chief Cloud Economist at the Duckbill Group, about Amazon's recent earnings and the current state of the cloud computing and AI industries. The discussion covers Amazon's massive capital expenditures in AI, the hype surrounding AI adoption, and the current limitations of AI applications in various sectors. Quinn highlights that while many companies are experimenting with AI, widespread transformative adoption is not yet evident, and the focus remains on proving feasibility rather than immediate large-scale implementation. He also compares different AI developer assistants, noting that some (like Amazon Q) are less effective than others. The interview concludes with a discussion of the commoditization of AI models and the potential for on-device processing to gain prominence.