Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is returning to active operational duties by leading the startup Project Prometheus, which focuses on developing artificial intelligence for engineering, computer manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace technologies.
This is reported by Finway
Project Prometheus: Focus on Physical Artificial Intelligence
The startup has already secured approximately $6.2 billion in investments, a significant portion of which comes directly from Bezos. He will serve as co-CEO alongside physicist and chemist Vic Budge, who has experience at Google X and was also a co-founder of Verily and Foresite Labs.
This is Jeff Bezos’s first official operational appointment since stepping down as CEO of Amazon in July 2021. This move indicates the entrepreneur’s desire not only to invest but also to actively influence the development of advanced technologies.
Competition and Prospects for the Startup
Project Prometheus currently employs about 100 specialists, including scientists and developers who previously worked at leading artificial intelligence laboratories, including OpenAI, DeepMind, and Meta.
The company focuses on developing what is known as “physical AI” — systems that are not limited to analyzing textual data but interact with physical processes and information from the real world. However, the exact date of the company’s establishment, the location of its headquarters, and details of the project’s technical implementation remain unknown.
The field of artificial intelligence for the physical economy — manufacturing, engineering, and robotics — is rapidly evolving, and with $6.2 billion in funding, Project Prometheus could become one of the key players alongside companies like Thinking Machines Lab and Periodic Labs.
With strong financial backing and the involvement of experts from the most renowned AI laboratories, Project Prometheus has all the prerequisites for quickly strengthening its position in the innovative technology market.