Generative AI is becoming more common in our lives as the technology grows and evolves. There are now AI companions to help other AI models execute their tasks more efficiently, and Amazon’s CodeWhisperer (CW) is among the best in the game. We are joined today by the GM of CW and Director of Software Development at Amazon, Doug Seven. We discuss how Doug and his team are able to remain agile in such a huge organization like Amazon before getting a crash course on the two-pizza-team philosophy and everything you need to know about CW and how it works. Then, we dive into the characteristics that make up a generative AI model, why Amazon felt it necessary to create its own AI companion, why AI is not here to take our jobs, How Doug and his team ensure that CW is safe and responsible, and how generative AI will become common in most households much sooner than we may think.  Key Points From This Episode:Introducing the Director of Software Development and GM of Amazon CodeWhisperer (CW), Doug Seven. A day in the life of Doug in his role at Amazon. What his team currently looks like.Whether he and his team retain their agility in a massive organization like Amazon. A crash course on the two-pizza-team philosophy. How Doug ended up at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and leading CW. What CodeWhisperer is, how it works, and why you need it for you and your business. Assessing if generative AI models need to produce new code to be considered generative. Why Amazon felt it pertinent to create its own AI companion in CW. How to use CW to its full potential. The way recommendations change and improve once CW has access to a code base. Examples that reiterate how AI is not here to take your job but to do the jobs you hate.Guardrails that CW is putting up to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and responsible. How generative AI will become more accessible to the masses as it evolves. Quotes:“CodeWhisperer sort of straddles the worlds of being a developer productivity tool and a generative AI-based product.” — @dseven [0:01:51]“Big effort can come from small groups of people with intentional motivations around what they want to go and build.” — @dseven [0:03:02]“Lots of problems are yet to be solved and we’ll use generative AI to help us solve them. In this case, it’s about helping us solve them faster.” — @dseven [0:14:31]“The idea here is that AI will replace the mundane parts of your job – the parts that are repetitive – as almost all innovation in the world has done — and allow you more capacity to do the things that are novel and interesting.” — @dseven [0:21:07]“When we approached the idea of building AI that could participate in software development processes – taking a very responsible approach was really important to us.” — @dseven [0:22:51]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Doug SevenDoug Seven on LinkedInAmazon CodeWhispererHow AI HappensSama