Amazon hires Microsoft’s Copilot CTO to lead its AI agent push
Amazon has hired Pedram Rezaei, Microsoft’s former CTO of Copilot, to lead its agentic AI efforts. Rezaei joined AWS as a distinguished engineer in October, focusing on Quick (AWS’s AI assistant) and Kiro (an AI coding tool). His hire follows rapid growth for both: Quick’s monthly AI users quadrupled from Q1 to Q2, while Kiro’s user base doubled in the same period, according to Amazon’s VP of…
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- Amazon hired **Pedram Rezaei**, Microsoft’s former Copilot CTO, to lead its AI agent strategy at AWS
- **Quick** (AWS’s AI assistant) saw a fourfold increase in monthly AI users from Q1 to Q2
- **Kiro** (AI coding tool) doubled its user base over the same period, per Amazon’s VP Swami Sivasubramanian
Rezaei’s move signals Amazon’s push to compete with Microsoft’s Copilot and rivals like OpenAI’s Dots and Meta’s Muse. He previously led Microsoft’s Superintelligence team and held senior roles in Bing and Dynamics 365. Meanwhile, Microsoft is reshaping its AI leadership, with executives like Peter Lee and Ryan Roslansky departing. The shift reflects a broader industry acceleration in AI agent development.
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