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.