00:00Amazon is shutting down one of its AI-related services after years of development,
00:04a move that underscores how quickly the company is reshaping its technology portfolio
00:10around the latest generation of artificial intelligence.
00:13The service was once dismissed by founder Jeff Bezos as artificial AI,
00:18reflecting skepticism over whether the technology could deliver genuinely intelligent results.
00:23The shutdown comes as Amazon pours billions into newer AI initiatives
00:27and reorganizes its workforce to prioritize those efforts.
00:31The company's AI strategy is increasingly focused on technologies it believes can deliver a bigger commercial payoff.
