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January 8, 2026
‘Amazon Basics’ AI models.
That’s what some AWS employees call the company’s own AI model Nova due to its lackluster performance compared to other commercial models, Amazon insiders told The Information. Company leaders are reportedly starting to worry about how reliant AWS’s flagship AI products, such as Rufus and Kiro, are on Anthropic’s AI models.
TL;DR
- AWS employees reportedly call their AI model Nova the 'Amazon Basics' of AI.
- Nova's performance is considered lackluster compared to other commercial AI models.
- Company leaders are reportedly concerned about the reliance of AWS flagship AI products on Anthropic's AI models.
- Key AWS AI products mentioned are Rufus and Kiro.
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