Tech giant Amazon, according to industry publications dated May 9, 2025, referencing Business Insider, is actively working on an ambitious new artificial intelligence project – an AI coding assistant codenamed Amazon Kiro. This development promises to significantly accelerate and simplify the software creation process, offering near real-time code generation and boasting advanced capabilities compared to existing tools, including Amazon's own Q Developer.
Based on leaked information, Kiro is being developed as a powerful platform, accessible as both a web and desktop application. A key feature of the project is its multimodal interface, which will allow developers to interact with the system not only through text prompts but also by using visual diagrams and other contextual data. It is anticipated that Kiro will be able to analyze existing code, automatically generate new code, create technical documentation, and even identify potential issues and errors in projects.
Amazon Kiro is expected to be tightly integrated with various AI agents, both Amazon's proprietary developments and third-party solutions. This will enable it to access extensive knowledge bases, utilize specialized plugins and tools depending on the task's specifics, the user's business scenario, and the technological frameworks in use. Such flexibility and configurability could make the platform a universal assistant for a wide range of developers.
The emergence of such a powerful tool from Amazon will inevitably intensify competition in the rapidly growing market for AI software development tools, where players like Microsoft with GitHub Copilot and Google with its solutions are already active. Although an official announcement from Amazon has not yet been made, and initial rumors pointed to a possible launch closer to the end of June 2025, the mere fact of Kiro's development signifies the strategic importance of this direction for the company and its commitment to providing developers with cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance their productivity and efficiency.