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AWS Reinvents Work: Agents Are Bigger Than the Internet
24 Dec, 2025
Summary
- AWS aims for every developer to build reliable, trustworthy agents.
- New 'frontier agents' and IDE Kiro accelerate development speed.
- AWS envisions billions of agents amplifying human capabilities.
AWS is spearheading a transformation in the workplace with the introduction of agentic AI, with leaders boldly stating this technology will surpass the impact of the internet and cloud. Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of Agentic AI at AWS, declared a vision to empower every developer to build reliable and secure agents, drastically reducing development timelines.
The company showcased new tools like 'frontier agents' for handling tedious tasks and Kiro, an agentic IDE that has garnered significant user interest, with hundreds of thousands signing up. Sivasubramanian noted that these advancements will redefine the role of developers, fostering a new era of 'renaissance developers' who collaborate with AI teammates. The scale of Amazon's internal operations serves as a testing ground for these innovative agent solutions.
Concerns about human oversight are addressed by AWS's commitment to trustworthy AI, emphasizing verifiable sources and interception tools like AgentCore. Rohit Prasad, SVP and Head Scientist of Artificial General Intelligence at Amazon, highlighted the industry's need for domain-specific models, a gap AWS aims to fill. The company is building foundational infrastructure to support a future 'Internet of Agents,' promising unparalleled productivity and creativity for users.
