AWS introduces AI Meeting Simulator for meeting room training scenarios
Amazon Web Services has announced a new AI service that trains employees in a virtual meeting environment on communication and behaviour. The feature, called Meeting Simulator, is part of AWS Skill Builder and uses generative AI to create realistic scenarios, including real-time feedback on content, tone and non-verbal cues.
According to the announcement, Meeting Simulator primarily focuses on the soft skills that are difficult to train with traditional e-learning, such as delivering bad news, dealing with domineering colleagues or convincingly pitching a proposal to a sceptical board. Based on a prompt, the tool generates a meeting situation, simulates the reactions of other participants and, afterwards, provides a structured analysis of word choice, posture and conversation dynamics.
Interestingly, AWS links the simulator to micro-credentials in Skill Builder. Anyone who successfully completes certain scenarios can earn badges that organisations can use in their learning and development programmes. This clearly puts generative AI at the heart of corporate training, an area where other providers such as Microsoft and Google are also investing in AI-supported learning environments.
For companies that already rely heavily on video-conferencing and hybrid collaboration, such an AI trainer could be the next step in professionalising communication skills without the constant need for in-person trainers. At the same time, the launch raises questions about privacy, data usage and bias, because conversation data and behavioural patterns are analysed and stored by AI. Organisations will have to decide at policy level which conversations are practised, how the data is anonymised and how the simulator's results will or will not be used in HR processes.
With the launch of Meeting Simulator, AWS is upping the competitive pressure in the market for AI-enabled learning tools, coming shortly after recent updates to models such as OpenAI's GPT-5.1 and new AI features in enterprise suites. The trend is unmistakable: generative AI is shifting from experimental chatbots to deeply integrated tools for skills, performance and professional development.
