THE TECHNOLOGY INTERVIEW
“ The key is to take generative AI to the organisation’ s data, not taking its data to generative AI”
RAHUL PATHAK, VP DATA & AI GTM, AWS
The technology skills gap represents the third major constraint on implementation efforts, with demand for AI talent far outstripping supply.“ Organisations are struggling to find the right talent to harness the potential of Gen AI. Research from Access Partnership and Amazon Web Services shows that 73 % of employers say hiring AI skilled talent is a priority, but three out of four who consider it a priority can’ t find the AI talent they need.”
Amazon Q Developer transforms software engineering productivity Among the most immediately valuable applications of generative AI, according to Rahul, are AI-powered development assistants like Amazon Q Developer, which demonstrate substantial productivity improvements by automating routine coding tasks.
“ We are seeing that AI-powered assistants for software development are making it easier and faster to build, secure, manage and optimise applications on AWS,” he explains.
“ The benefit of this is that AI does the heavy lifting such as the tedious tasks that take up time, and allows developers to do more with the tools they are using.
“ For BT Group, over 100,000 lines of code have been generated by Amazon Q Developer in its first four months – automating around 12 % of the tedious, repetitive and time-consuming work. The solution provides 15-20 suggestions of code per active user per day for BT Group, with an acceptance rate of 37 % by its software engineers.”
48 April 2025