Amazon has started a new lab in San Francisco exclusively dedicated to creating AI agents.AI systems need to be able to navigate the physical and digital spaces as opposed to merely processing information and generating responses.This lab aims to bridge the gap between understanding requests and executing complex workflows across multiple platforms and environments.The AI agents are expected to understand natural language and handle the technical details behind the scenes.The lab is led by David Luan and Pieter Abbeel.The team is building upon foundation models and technologies already developed by Amazon's broader AI teams.This laboratory focuses on creating AI systems that can understand and execute human intentions.The project suggests a new AI arms race to create AI systems with autonomy.The emergence of Amazon's lab is a larger shift in the tech industry to create autonomy in AI systems instead of raw computational power.The development of AI assistants will move towards creating AI teammates that can handle complex tasks across multiple platforms and services.