Jeff Bezos is back as CEO of a new artificial intelligence company

According to reports, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is coming back from semi-retirement to co-lead Project Prometheus, a new company creating AI systems for engineering and manufacturing in the automotive, aerospace, and computer industries. The specifics: According to the NYT, Bezos has already raised $6.2 billion for the firm, and this is his first operational position since departing Amazon in 2021. With developments that support Bezos' Blue Origin aerospace objectives, Project Prometheus aims to create AI that learns from the physical world. According to reports, the business has poached talent for its physical AI focus by hiring about 100 people from top AI laboratories, such as OAI, DeepMind, and Meta. Vik Bajaj, a physicist who previously worked at Google's moonshot lab and co-founded Verily, Alphabet's life sciences division, will share CEO responsibilities with Bezos. One of the richest men in the world still has a lot on his plate despite his "retirement," and Project Prometheus seems like a perfect fit for both his areas of expertise and other interests. The startup quickly becomes one to watch thanks to its substantial capital and Bezos's well-known reputation and credibility.