In a recent interview, AWS CEO Matt Garman outlined the company’s distinct approach to AI, positioning AWS as a secure and versatile platform for enterprise customers. Garman stressed AWS’s focus on providing a comprehensive set of tools beyond just consumer-facing chatbots.

This comes after AWS (Amazon) announced it is boosting its AI capabilities by hiring key executives from AI agent startup Adept and securing a license to use its technology, as reported by the AI Insider.

“Rather than a consumer interest with bolt-on insurance and enterprise capabilities after the fact, how do we give companies a secure platform to build on,” Garman explained. He underlined the importance of security in AI development, continuing: “Even with all of these new capabilities, security is still first and foremost and what they’re worried about.”

Garman also talked about AWS’s commitment to offering a diverse range of AI services.

“We want a set of services that will help customers be able to build guardrails that they can build safe applications,” he said. This approach aims to enable customers to “combine multiple models together” and leverage “a variety of different providers that are bringing models together.”

The CEO also pointed out the breadth of AI applications AWS supports.

“The scope of things that customers are building is really broad. It’s not just one application, not just a chat bot you can put on your website and put on your customer,” Garman noted. He highlighted that limiting AI to simple chatbots would prevent customers from realizing its full potential.

By focusing on enterprise needs and offering a platform that supports multiple AI models and providers, AWS aims to differentiate itself in the competitive AI landscape. Garman’s strategy positions AWS as a comprehensive solution for businesses looking to leverage AI securely and effectively across various applications.