Bezos bets AI will spark ‘golden ages’ with Prometheus, not mass job losses

Jeff Bezos argues AI will fuel multiple ‘golden ages’ rather than cause sweeping unemployment and is backing Prometheus, a $41 billion AI lab, to transform manufacturing and engineering across his business empire. The venture aims to develop an “artificial general engineer” by training on real-world data and shortening design pipelines, backed by investors like JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock. While some AI leaders warn about job losses, Bezos contends AI will create more and better jobs, though Prometheus faces competition from other AI startups and ongoing talent wars.