Did you know Amazon has its own AI models? Until yesterday, neither did I! This morning, I took them on a test drive.
Amazon’s models are called Nova. They can output text or images and even run workflows for you.
The Nova models are designed to use within applications running on AWS. Nova models are much cheaper than the more advanced OpenAI models, which is great for developers.
You can use Nova as a consumer too. Let’s see what this tool can do!
Stop Francis From Getting Fat
This afternoon, I’ll be meeting one of my founders who’s in town for New York Tech Week. We’re headed to Dominique Ansel Bakery, home of the famous cronut! And no it’s not hype — they really are great.
I wondered, can my figure afford one of these greasy treats? Let’s ask Nova how many calories they have…
Nova gives us a wide range, from 240 all the way up to a shocking 1,300 calories. I think I like the 240 number better. 🙂
Nova also provides 3 citations. I clicked through on each. The first two are relevant, but the third contains the calorie count for croutons, not cronuts.
Still, Nova gave me some good and useful info. I’ll give this round a B+.
Spicing Up My Exercise Routine
I find myself doing the same lifts over and over at the gym. Maybe Nova can help…
Nova had some interesting ideas, including dumbbell rows. I’m not quite sure how to do those, so I’m going to watch a few YouTube videos.
What I’d really like to see Nova do is include a video in its output, showing me how to perform each exercise. That would be incredible!
But still, this was helpful info. I’m giving this round an A-.
Researching a Startup
Last night, I met with a startup creating a tool for laboratories. After the meeting, I wondered…how many labs are there in America? Let’s ask Nova…
My first 2 questions were pretty simple, and I ran them on Nova Pro. For this last one, I’m using Nova Premier, Amazon’s best in-house model.
Nova finds that there are around 60-80,000 research laboratories across academia, industry and government. That’s a big number, but the citations Nova provides are pretty shaky.
They have some basic data for the government. But when I click through on the other sources, they don’t have any relevant info.
It’s hard to trust this number. But since the government lab count seems plausible, I’ll give Nova a C on this round.
Wrap-Up
I was surprised how well Nova performed!
Overall, I’m giving it a B. If Amazon improved the citations, it could reach an A.
As Nova improves, Amazon may no longer need to partner with Anthropic. That could leave the Anthropic team out in the cold as OpenAI and xAI raise mountains of cash.
Give Nova a try! You may be surprised how good this unknown model is.
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