Jeff Bezos has reportedly become the latest billionaire to create an AI startup.

The Amazon founder will be the co-CEO of Project Prometheus, alongside tech executive Vik Bajaj, the New York Times reported.

The startup has already raised $6.2 billion in funding and hired 100 employees, some of which have been poached from Google DeepMind, Meta and ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

Fellow centi-billionaire Elon Musk, who founded his own AI startup xAI in response to OpenAI, responded to the news on X by calling Bezos a “copycat”, together with a laughing emoji.

Bezos stepped down as Amazon chief executive in 2021, 27 years after founding the online retail giant. He has not since taken a leadership role, though remains involved in both Amazon and Blue Origin.

As the CEO of Project Prometheus

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