Project Prometheus has a capital of 6.2 billion USD, focusing on applying AI to engineering and manufacturing fields such as computers, aerospace and automobiles.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will return to an executive leadership position for the first time in four years, taking on the role of co-CEO of a new artificial intelligence (AI) company called Project Prometheus, the New York Times reported.
The project has a capital of 6.2 billion USD, focusing on applying AI to engineering and manufacturing fields such as computers, aerospace and automobiles.
Mr. Bezos will lead the company with Dr. Vik Bajaj, a prominent Silicon Valley researcher who worked at Google's X lab and co-founded the life sciences unit Verily. This is Mr. Bezos' first official executive position since he stepped down as Amazon CEO in July 2021.
Over the years, the Amazon “father” has spent a lot of time on the aerospace company Blue Origin and attracted attention with his personal life.
He also showed more engagement with the administration of US President Donald Trump, including attending the inauguration in January.
Project Prometheus enters the AI market, amid fierce competition with the dominance of Google, Meta, Microsoft and pioneers like OpenAI and Anthropic.
The company now has nearly 100 employees, including many researchers from leading AI labs.
Unlike ChatGPT, which focuses on text-based AI, Prometheus aims to use systems that learn from real-world experimentation and physical interactions to accelerate scientific advances in physics, chemistry, and engineering. The project reflects the trend of extending AI to tasks in the physical world , especially through robotics and automation./.