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The 10 most viewed publications of 2025

Amazon's most-read AI research in 2025 reveals what's actually moving the needle: foundation model safety, formal verification, and multimodal reasoning.

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This curated list of Amazon's top research publications signals which AI domains are capturing enterprise attention and driving innovation roadmaps—from safety frameworks to robotics to reasoning systems.

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  1. Foundation model safety frameworks identified as major research focus

  2. Formal verification at cloud scale trending among Amazon researchers

  3. Advanced robotics gaining prominence in Amazon's AI output

  4. Multimodal AI reasoning listed as top publication category

  5. Amazon publishing across 10+ research domains in 2025

  6. 10 most-viewed Amazon science publications in 2025

  7. Research focus areas: foundation model safety frameworks, formal verification at cloud scale, advanced robotics, multimodal AI reasoning

  8. Published by Amazon scientists and collaborators

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Publisher excerpt: From foundation model safety frameworks and formal verification at cloud scale to advanced robotics and multimodal AI reasoning, these are the most viewed publications from Amazon scientists and collaborators in 2025.
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