Businesses can leverage this platform to create chatbot experiences across various applications, including document analysis, customer service, automated workflows, and conversational agents.

Bratin Saha, Chief Product and Technology Officer, emphasized the platform's goal of making AI accessible and seamlessly integrating it with existing customer infrastructures.

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. has officially launched its new GenAI Platform, designed to enable developers to create and deploy AI agents with ease.

This innovative platform allows for the integration of AI into business applications using third-party foundational models, making it accessible even for those without advanced AI expertise.

DigitalOcean employs 'function calling' to connect AI agents with user databases, ensuring accurate data access while implementing safety measures against unreliable responses.

The platform is now generally available following a beta phase, with future enhancements planned, including support for URLs, agent evaluations, and model fine-tuning.

With this launch, DigitalOcean positions itself in competition with established AI platforms like AWS SageMaker and Google's Vertex AI, focusing on accessibility and ease of use for small businesses.

Notably, the GenAI Platform is framework-agnostic, facilitating smooth transitions from agent creation to deployment, and it supports GPU Droplets for high-performance AI workloads.

Early adopters like Autonoma Inc. have successfully utilized the GenAI Platform for creating AI agents that manage customer-specific documentation, showcasing its practical applications.

DigitalOcean aims to simplify AI adoption for small to medium-sized businesses by reducing barriers and providing a low-code approach to AI implementation.

This strategic move into AI infrastructure is seen as a way for DigitalOcean to diversify its revenue streams beyond traditional cloud services.

Users can create specific agents by connecting contextual data to foundational large language models from third parties, enhancing the functionality of their AI agents.