Jeff Bezos Will Co-Lead $6.2 Billion Startup
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X owner Elon Musk joked about Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s newest venture in artificial intelligence, two years after Musk launched his own AI chatbot. Bezos is jumping into the crowded AI industry by becoming co-CEO of Project Prometheus,
Elon Musk has accused Jeff Bezos of being a “copycat” after the Amazon billionaire entered the AI race. Bezos is backing a new AI startup called Project Prometheus and will return to the trenches as co-CEO, The New York Times reported, citing several sources familiar with the project.
This will also mark Bezos’ return to a formal operational role for the first time after stepping down as Amazon’s CEO in 2021, handing the role over to Andy Jassy. He will serve alongside Vik Bajaj, who is the co-CEO and co-founder of the AI startup – Project Prometheurs.
A rivalry between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk has centered on the space sector. That rivalry now heads to artificial intelligence with a new company launched by Bezos.
Elon Musk's comments come days after he mocked Jeff Bezos. During a conversation with Joe Rogan, the Tesla CEO poked fun at the owner of Amazon's drastic change in appearance over the years:
Global tech leaders Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos are reportedly exploring the possibility of storing and processing data on the lunar surface.
Silicon Valley innovators, including Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk, are pursuing the establishment of large data centers on the moon to address AI's significant power demands and land shortages on Earth.