Amazon's AI power play: Tech giant vetoes third-party AI tools; AWS 'Kiro' takes centre stage
Amazon has directed its software engineers to cease using third-party AI coding tools like OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code, mandating exclusive use of its proprietary system, Kiro. This strategic move aims to bolster Amazon's competitive standing against rivals OpenAI and Google in the rapidly expanding AI code assistant market.
Amazon has directed its software engineers to cease using third-party AI coding tools like OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code, mandating exclusive use of its proprietary system, Kiro. This strategic move aims to bolster Amazon's competitive standing against rivals OpenAI and Google in the rapidly expanding AI code assistant market.
