AWS reportedly testing secret AI cloud service

Amazon is looking to launch a new service for businesses which will enable them to run artificial intelligence (AI) software on the cloud. Currently, the company is testing the new service, which is aimed at stepping up competition with rivals such as Google, Microsoft and IBM, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The service aims to create more powerful applications that can perform tasks like pattern recognition and speech transcription, by allowing businesses to run a range of AI software. Some AWS clients are already testing the new services, sources told the publication, requesting anonymity, as the announcement regarding the roll out hasn't been made. An Amazon spokeswoman said that the company is currently working on other machine learning capabilities for cloud customers.