Amazon has released 'Cedric' an AI chatbot to boost employee productivity.
Cedric is designed for secure and private usage, addressing privacy concerns with external AI tools.
Employees are encouraged to use Cedric instead of third-party AI chatbots like ChatGPT. It is "safer than ChatGPT" according to an internal document obtained by Business Insider.
Amazon employees can now use Cedric to ask questions, summarise documents, and brainstorm new ideas.
The goal of Cedric is to increase Amazon employees' productivity and job satisfaction as external AI tools aren't available for security reasons.
AI chatbots can help increase worker productivity, but the risk of employees sharing confidential business information is high.
Amazon warns employees not to share confidential information with third-party AI chatbots, including ChatGPT.
The launch of Cedric underscores the challenges companies face to use AI tools safely and securely.
Amazon employees should use Cedric to create Amazon's famous six-page memos "in seconds" and turn meeting notes into email-ready formats "safely and securely".
Cedric was trained on conversation text and can help generate new ideas and solve problems for Amazon employees.