Amazon’s cloud unit loses key executive who led development of company’s AI models

Amazon’s cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has lost a senior executive from its generative artificial intelligence division, a report has said. Vasi Philomin, a key vice president overseeing generative AI development and the company’s Bedrock service, has left the company. Philomin, who had been with Amazon for eight years, confirmed his move to another company via email to news agency Reuters.

Philomin played a crucial role in leading AWS’s generative AI efforts, product strategy, and oversaw the development of Amazon’s foundation models known as Amazon Titan. He played aninstrumental role in creating and leading Amazon Bedrock, a central hub for utilising various AI models and a flagship product in AWS’s quest for AI dominance.