Jeff Bezos is leading a new AI called Project Prometheus focused on his current interests in space and engineering. new York Times Report. The company, which has not yet been taken public, will reportedly have $6.2 billion in funding. Part of that amount will come from Bezos, who will serve as co-CEO.
Project Prometheus will reportedly focus on creating AI systems that draw knowledge from the physical world instead of processing digital information like AI chatbots. Specifically, the company will reportedly explore how AI can support engineering and manufacturing in areas such as vehicles and space technology. Bezos founded space technology company Blue Origin more than two decades ago. The company’s New Glenn rocket made its second successful flight last week.
He is joined by Vic Bajaj as co-founder and co-CEO. Bajaj is a physicist and chemist who worked at Google X on projects like Wing and later Waymo. In 2018, he co-founded Foresight Labs, which supports entrepreneurs in the field of AI and data science. The company’s website and his LinkedIn page still name Bajaj as CEO of Foresight Labs – with Project Prometheus also showing his new title. Bajaj announced its involvement in the new company this month and has named San Francisco, London and Zurich as its locations.
On its bare LinkedIn page, Project Prometheus’s overview simply states “AI for the physical economy.” It also lists itself as a “technology, information and Internet” company with 51–200 employees. according to new York TimesProject Prometheus hires about 100 people, with some employees coming from fellow AI companies like OpenAI and DeepMind.