Bezos’s AI venture Project Prometheus has hired a high-profile infrastructure executive from the OpenAI ecosystem, Kyle Kosic, a co‑founder of xAI, signaling a focus on building the project’s underlying AI infrastructure.

Prometheus reportedly employs hundreds of staff across its San Francisco headquarters and offshore offices in London and Zurich, underscoring its global ambitions.

Kosic left OpenAI in November after two tenures, spent a year leading infrastructure at xAI, and later worked on a stealth startup before joining Prometheus.

The development has been corroborated by The Financial Times and Times of India, with discussions of potential collaborations with wealth funds in Singapore and the Gulf as part of a broader strategy.

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Prometheus’s lab aims to back industrial progress through AI, exploring investments in aviation, architecture, and design, potentially via data partnerships with partner companies.

The project plans to develop models trained on specialized data for engineering and industrial sectors, with potential partnerships or investments from sovereign wealth funds and a Berkshire Hathaway–like holding structure in the long term.

Prometheus is actively raising capital, pursuing acquisitions, and recruiting top AI talent to build an infrastructure that could transform manufacturing and automation.

Analysts suggest the move could reshape the competitive landscape by shifting emphasis from consumer chatbots to large-scale industrial automation.

Cross-platform mentions on LinkedIn and Bluesky indicate broader announcements surrounding Kosic’s move.

The hiring signals a strategic push to recruit leading AI researchers and engineers from top firms to bolster Prometheus’s capabilities.

Overall investment in physical AI is surging, with early 2026 funding reaching around $26.7 billion and a projection of about $33.5 billion by year-end.