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Antje Barth

Author: Antje Barth

Antje Barth is a Principal Developer Advocate for generative AI at AWS. She is co-author of the O’Reilly books Generative AI on AWS and Data Science on AWS. Antje frequently speaks at AI/ML conferences, events, and meetups around the world. She also co-founded the Düsseldorf chapter of Women in Big Data.

Agents for HAQM Bedrock is now available with improved control of orchestration and visibility into reasoning

Back in July, we introduced Agents for HAQM Bedrock in preview. Today, Agents for HAQM Bedrock is generally available. Agents for HAQM Bedrock helps you accelerate generative artificial intelligence (AI) application development by orchestrating multistep tasks. Agents uses the reasoning capability of foundation models (FMs) to break down user-requested tasks into multiple steps. They use […]

Customize models in HAQM Bedrock with your own data using fine-tuning and continued pre-training

Today, I’m excited to share that you can now privately and securely customize foundation models (FMs) with your own data in HAQM Bedrock to build applications that are specific to your domain, organization, and use case. With custom models, you can create unique user experiences that reflect your company’s style, voice, and services. With fine-tuning, […]

Knowledge Bases for HAQM Bedrock

Knowledge Bases now delivers fully managed RAG experience in HAQM Bedrock

Back in September, we introduced Knowledge Bases for HAQM Bedrock in preview. Starting today, Knowledge Bases for HAQM Bedrock is generally available. With a knowledge base, you can securely connect foundation models (FMs) in HAQM Bedrock to your company data for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). Access to additional data helps the model generate more relevant, […]

AWS Weekly Roundup

AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS Control Tower, HAQM Bedrock, HAQM OpenSearch Service, and More (October 9, 2023)

As the Northern Hemisphere enjoys early fall and pumpkins take over the local farmers markets and coffee flavors here in the United States, we’re also just 50 days away from re:Invent 2023! But before we officially enter pre:Invent sea­­son, let’s have a look at some of last week’s exciting news and announcements. Last Week’s Launches […]

HAQM Bedrock

HAQM Bedrock Is Now Generally Available – Build and Scale Generative AI Applications with Foundation Models

Update October 10, 2023 — HAQM Bedrock is now available in 3 regions globally: US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo). This April, we announced HAQM Bedrock as part of a set of new tools for building with generative AI on AWS. HAQM Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers […]

HAQM Bedrock

Preview – Connect Foundation Models to Your Company Data Sources with Agents for HAQM Bedrock

In July, we announced the preview of agents for HAQM Bedrock, a new capability for developers to create generative AI applications that complete tasks. Today, I’m happy to introduce a new capability to securely connect foundation models (FMs) to your company data sources using agents. With a knowledge base, you can use agents to give […]

AWS Weekly Roundup

AWS Weekly Roundup – HAQM MWAA, EMR Studio, Generative AI, and More – August 14, 2023

While I enjoyed a few days off in California to get a dose of vitamin sea, a lot has happened in the AWS universe. Let’s take a look together! Last Week’s Launches Here are some launches that got my attention: HAQM MWAA now supports Apache Airflow version 2.6 – HAQM Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow […]

HAQM Bedrock

Preview – Enable Foundation Models to Complete Tasks With Agents for HAQM Bedrock

This April, Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President of Data and Machine Learning at AWS, announced HAQM Bedrock and HAQM Titan models as part of new tools for building with generative AI on AWS. HAQM Bedrock, currently available in preview, is a fully managed service that makes foundation models (FMs) from HAQM and leading AI startups—such as […]