query://ai-newsJun 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Bezos Raised $12 Billion to Build an 'Artificial General Engineer.' The Pitch Is Stranger Than the Number.
Jeff Bezos's Prometheus came out of stealth at a $41 billion valuation with a bet that the chatbot paradigm won't reach physical engineering, and that you need a different kind of AI to design jet engines.