May 7, 2025:
Amazon Unveils AI Code Generator Kiro - Amazon Web Services is developing an AI-driven code generation tool named Kiro, which creates code using prompts and existing data. Kiro offers web and desktop applications, multimodal capabilities, and integration with third-party AI agents. It can also draft technical design documents, identify issues, and optimize code.
This tool complements Amazon's existing AI coding assistant, Q Developer. Amid industry interest, competitors like Anysphere and Windsurf are gaining traction, showcasing the lucrative nature of AI-powered coding tools in the tech landscape.