Overview
- Bezos will serve as co-CEO with Vik Bajaj, a scientist who previously worked with Sergey Brin at Google X, according to the reports.
- Project Prometheus is oriented toward AI that supports design and production in computing, aerospace and automotive sectors, the NYT reported.
- Initial funding totals about $6.2 billion, placing the startup among the most heavily financed at launch, based on the outlets’ accounts.
- The company enters a crowded AI landscape that includes OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, Meta and xAI, with Amazon already investing roughly $8 billion in Anthropic.
- Clarin reports the startup has hired nearly 100 people, including researchers from OpenAI, DeepMind and Meta, while specifics like the headquarters have not been disclosed.