Vikram “Vik” Bajaj has been appointed co-chief executive of Project Prometheus alongside Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos

Vikram “Vik” Bajaj has been appointed co-chief executive of Project Prometheus, the secretive and heavily funded new artificial-intelligence venture that he will lead alongside Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Backed by more than six billion dollars in initial capital, Prometheus is aiming to develop powerful AI systems tailored for the physical economy, from advanced manufacturing to complex engineered products.

Bajaj, a veteran of Verily, Google X, GRAIL, and Foresite Labs, steps into the role with a long track record of building science-driven companies.

Vikram “Vik” Bajaj is a scientist, physicist, and chemist whose career spans academia, biotechnology and artificial inte

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