Clare Liguori introduces Amazon Q, a generative AI-powered assistant designed to transform the developer experience on AWS. Q helps developers across research, design, development, testing, and maintenance tasks, integrating seamlessly into existing workflows. The video demonstrates Q's capabilities in answering AWS-related questions, generating code, troubleshooting errors, and even completing complex development tasks. Liguori showcases how Q can significantly boost productivity by assisting with tasks like upgrading Java versions, summarizing pull requests, and planning new features. Available in preview, Q promises to revolutionize how developers interact with AWS services and accelerate application development.