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Bezos Launches Project Prometheus With $6.2 Billion to Build AI for the Physical World

Vik Bajaj, a veteran of Google’s life sciences efforts, serves as co‑CEO.

Overview

  • The startup’s initial financing totals about $6.2 billion, reported to be funded at least in part by Jeff Bezos.
  • Roughly 100 early hires include researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Meta, with noted talent such as Nal Kalchbrenner cited in reports.
  • Prometheus says it will develop AI that learns from real‑world interaction to advance engineering, manufacturing, robotics, aerospace, automotive and drug development.
  • Key basics remain undisclosed, including the formal founding date and the company’s headquarters location.
  • The launch drew swift industry attention, including a mocking post on X from Elon Musk, underscoring the competitive stakes in advanced AI.