BySiladitya Ray,
Forbes Staff.
Jeff Bezos is set to serve as the co-CEO of Project Prometheus—a new artificial intelligence startup he is partially funding—the New York Times reported on Monday, the billionaire’s first significant executive role since he stepped down as Amazon’s CEO in 2021.
Project Prometheus has already received $6.2 billion in funding—a part of which has come from Bezos himself—the Times report said, adding that it is “one of the most well-financed early-stage startups in the world.”
Citing unnamed sources, the report said scientist Vik Bajaj, who previously served as a director at Google X, the tech giant’s secretive advanced research and development arm, will serve as co-CEO.
