Jeff Bezos’ AI startup aims to build an ‘artificial general engineer’

Jeff Bezos said his new AI startup Prometheus will pursue an “artificial general engineer” and build AI-powered engineering tools for designing physical products, with Bezos serving as co-CEO alongside Vik Bajaj. The company has about 150 employees and reportedly raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation, underscoring how aggressively it is targeting a high-value industrial AI niche.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says his new AI startup will work toward developing an "artificial general engineer," according to reports from The New York Times and CNBC . The startup, called Prometheus, aims to develop AI-powered engineering tools to aid in the design of physical products. The NYT first reported on Prometheus last November, but now Bezos is sharing more information about the startup after a $12 billion funding round, putting the company at a $41 billion valuation. Bezos serves as co-CEO of Prometheus alongside Vik Bajaj, who co-founded Alphabet's health-focused research group, Verily . The startup currently has around 150 employ … Read the full story at The Verge.