Jeff Bezos’ AI startup aims to build an ‘artificial general engineer’

杰夫·贝索斯的人工智能初创公司旨在打造“通用人工智能工程师”

Prometheus will develop AI-powered engineering tools for robotics, drug design, manufacturing, and more. Prometheus 将开发用于机器人技术、药物设计、制造业等领域的人工智能工程工具。

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says his new AI startup will work toward developing an “artificial general engineer,” according to reports from The New York Times and CNBC. The startup, called Prometheus, aims to develop AI-powered engineering tools to aid in the design of physical products. 据《纽约时报》和 CNBC 报道，亚马逊创始人杰夫·贝索斯（Jeff Bezos）表示，他的新人工智能初创公司将致力于开发“通用人工智能工程师”（artificial general engineer）。这家名为 Prometheus 的初创公司旨在开发人工智能驱动的工程工具，以辅助实体产品的设计。

The NYT first reported on Prometheus last November, but now Bezos is sharing more information about the startup after a $12 billion funding round, putting the company at a $41 billion valuation. Bezos serves as co-CEO of Prometheus alongside Vik Bajaj, who co-founded Alphabet’s health-focused research group, Verily. The startup currently has around 150 employees. 《纽约时报》去年 11 月首次报道了 Prometheus，但在完成 120 亿美元的融资轮次后，贝索斯现在分享了更多关于该公司的信息，使其估值达到 410 亿美元。贝索斯与维克·巴贾杰（Vik Bajaj）共同担任 Prometheus 的联席首席执行官，巴贾杰曾联合创立了 Alphabet 旗下的健康研究部门 Verily。目前，该公司拥有约 150 名员工。

The tools Prometheus intends to build could help develop physical products across several industries, including robotics, drug design, and manufacturing, the NYT reports. “Blue Origin is a perfect example of a company that could benefit from the tools that Prometheus is building,” Bezos tells the NYT. “Any company that is building sophisticated devices — like rocket engines — would benefit greatly from this kind of technology.” 据《纽约时报》报道，Prometheus 计划构建的工具可以帮助开发多个行业的实体产品，包括机器人技术、药物设计和制造业。“蓝色起源（Blue Origin）就是一个可以从 Prometheus 正在构建的工具中受益的完美例子，”贝索斯告诉《纽约时报》，“任何制造复杂设备的公司——比如火箭发动机——都将从这种技术中获益匪浅。”