TLDR
- Amazon stock closed at $232.33 on September 5, 2025, down 1.42%.
- AWS VP Dilip Kumar exits after leading Quick Suite AI project.
- Swami Sivasubramanian to assume Kumar’s responsibilities.
- Lens Live visual search launched for millions of iOS customers.
- AI-powered shopping tools expand Amazon’s generative AI strategy.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock closed at $232.33 on September 5, 2025, down 1.42%, with after-hours trading at $232.09.
The dip came as the company announced another major change in its AI leadership team. Dilip Kumar, VP of AWS Applications, will step down from his role at the end of the month.
Kumar has been central to Amazon’s AI strategy, overseeing Quick Suite, AWS’s upcoming AI agent software suite. His departure comes just before the expected launch of Quick Suite, which is positioned as a major shift in AWS’s AI applications.
Career and Role Transition
Kumar, a 22-year veteran at Amazon, has played a significant role across multiple initiatives. He previously worked as Jeff Bezos’s chief advisor and spearheaded the Just Walk Out cashierless technology for Amazon Go stores.
In his most recent role, he managed AWS’s Quick Suite, Q Business AI chatbot, and QuickSight analytics tool. While it remains unclear if he is leaving Amazon entirely, sources suggest he may take another position within the company.
Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of AWS Agentic AI, will take over most of Kumar’s responsibilities. The move follows other notable AI-related departures over the past year, including AWS VP of AI Matt Wood, VP of generative AI Vasi Philomin, and director of engineering Rami Sinno.
Launch of Lens Live
Amazon also announced Lens Live, a new AI-powered shopping tool integrated into its shopping app. The feature enables users to scan products with their phone cameras, instantly presenting swipeable carousels of similar items.
Lens Live is linked to Rufus, Amazon’s AI shopping assistant. Rufus helps users by suggesting questions and highlighting key product details to simplify research and decision-making.
The tool is now available to tens of millions of U.S. iOS app users and will roll out more broadly in the coming months. It builds on Amazon Lens, which allows users to take photos, upload images, or scan barcodes to find products.
Strategic Significance
Lens Live is part of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s strategy to “reinvent” the customer experience with generative AI. The feature detects primary objects automatically, allowing customers to refine searches by tapping items directly in the camera view.
Amazon’s announcement highlighted plans to continue enhancing AI-enabled shopping features to improve speed, convenience, and personalization. The company joins peers like Google, eBay, and Pinterest, all of which are aggressively building visual and AI-driven search capabilities.
