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Registration for Amazon re:MARS is Now Open

Editor’s Note: We have been closely monitoring the situation with COVID-19, and after much consideration, we have made the decision to cancel re:MARS 2020. Our top priority is the well-being of our employees, customers, partners, and event attendees. Over the course of the coming weeks, we will explore other ways to engage the community. To […]

Your guide to artificial Intelligence and machine learning at re:Invent 2019

With less than 40 days to re:Invent 2019, the excitement is building up and we are looking forward to seeing you all soon! Continuing our journey on artificial intelligence and machine learning, we are bringing a lot of technical content this year, with over 200 breakout sessions, deep-dive chalk talks, hands-on exercises with workshops featuring […]

AWS supports the Deepfake Detection Challenge with competition data and AWS credits

Today AWS is pleased to announce that it is working with Facebook, Microsoft, and the Partnership on AI on the first Deepfakes Detection Challenge.  The competition, to which we are contributing up to $1 million in AWS credits to researchers and academics over the next two years, is designed to produce technology that can be […]

The AWS DeepRacer League and countdown to the re:Invent Championship Cup 2019

The AWS DeepRacer League is the world’s first autonomous racing league, open to anyone. Announced at re:Invent 2018, it puts machine learning in the hands of every developer in a fun and exciting way. Throughout 2019, developers of all skill levels have competed in the League at 21 Amazon events globally, including Amazon re:MARS and select AWS Summits, and put their skills to the test in the League’s virtual circuit via the AWS DeepRacer console. The League concludes at re:Invent 2019. Log in today and start racing—time is running out to win an expenses paid trip to re:Invent!

Deploying PyTorch inference with MXNet Model Server

Training and inference are crucial components of a machine learning (ML) development cycle. During the training phase, you teach a model to address a specific problem. Through this process, you obtain binary model files ready for use in production. For inference, you can choose among several framework-specific solutions for model deployment, such as TensorFlow Serving […]

The AWS DeepRacer League visits Hong Kong, bringing together developers of all skill levels!

The AWS DeepRacer League is the world’s first global autonomous racing league, open to anyone. Developers of all skill levels can compete in person at 22 AWS events globally, or online via the AWS DeepRacer console (no car required), for a chance to win an expenses paid trip to re:Invent 2019, where they will race […]

Another triple for the DeepRacer League brings more world records and the first female winner!

The AWS DeepRacer League is the world’s first global autonomous racing league, open to anyone. Developers of all skill levels can compete in person at 22 AWS events globally, or online via the AWS DeepRacer console, for a chance to win an expense paid trip to re:Invent 2019, where they will race to win the […]

AWS DeepRacer League: The June race gets underway, as the first Virtual Circuit champion is crowned!

The AWS DeepRacer League is the world’s first global autonomous racing league, open to anyone. Developers of all skill levels can get hands on with machine learning in a fun and exciting way, racing for prizes and glory at 21 events globally and online via the DeepRacer console. The Virtual Circuit launched at the end […]

Automatically extract text and structured data from documents with Amazon Textract

September 2022: Post was reviewed for accuracy. December 2021: This post has been updated with the latest use cases and capabilities for Amazon Textract.  September 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. Documents are a primary tool for record keeping, communication, collaboration, and transactions across many industries, including financial, […]

Powering a search engine with Amazon SageMaker

September 8, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. This is a guest post by Evan Harris, Manager of Machine Learning at Ibotta. In their own words, “Ibotta is transforming the shopping experience by making it easy for consumers to earn cash back on everyday purchases through a single […]