Bezos Launches AI Startup 'Project Prometheus' as Co-CEO
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Bezos's return to operational leadership with Project Prometheus represents a game-changing moment for AI innovation. The $6.2 billion startup assembles top talent from Meta, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind to revolutionize physical-world AI applications in aerospace, automobiles and manufacturing. This bold venture leverages Bezos's engineering expertise from Blue Origin to bridge digital intelligence with real-world challenges, advancing his vision of using AI and robotics to expand human activity beyond Earth.
Project Prometheus emerges amid a dangerous AI bubble, where stock prices often disconnect from business fundamentals and every idea gets funded regardless of merit. Bezos himself acknowledges this industrial hype while making risky bets, including last year's venture with Physical Intelligence. With GPT-5’s recent flop highlighting plateauing capabilities, the secretive startup’s massive funding may reflect the frothy speculation plaguing AI investments rather than proven technological breakthroughs.
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