Jeff Bezos' AI startup Prometheus aims to develop an 'artificial general engineer' AI to aid in designing physical products across industries, with a $12 billion funding round and $41 billion valuation.
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<p class="has-text-align-none">Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says his new AI startup will work toward developing an "artificial general engineer," according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/technology/bezos-prometheus-ai-engineer.html">reports from <em>The New York Times</em></a> and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/project-prometheus-bezos-bajaj-live-updates.html">CNBC</a>. The startup, called Prometheus, aims to develop AI-powered engineering tools to aid in the design of physical products.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-none">The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/technology/bezos-project-prometheus.html"><em>NYT</em> first reported on Prometheus</a> 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 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/11/23550780/alphabet-google-health-verily-layoffs">Alphabet's health-focused research group, Verily</a>. The startup currently has around 150 employ …</p>
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# Jeff Bezos’ AI startup aims to build an ‘artificial general engineer’
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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*](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/technology/bezos-prometheus-ai-engineer.html)and[CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/project-prometheus-bezos-bajaj-live-updates.html)\. 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](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/technology/bezos-project-prometheus.html)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](https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/11/23550780/alphabet-google-health-verily-layoffs)\. The startup currently has around 150 employees\.
The tools Prometheus intends to build could help develop physical products across several industries, including robotics, drug design, and manufacturing, the*NYT*reports\. “Blue Origin is a perfect example of a company that could benefit from the tools that Prometheus is building,” Bezos tells the*NYT*\. “Any company that is building sophisticated devices — like rocket engines — would benefit greatly from this kind of technology\.”
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