Amazon Allocates $50B to OpenAI, Signals $6B Bet on Prometheus Hire
Amazon’s AWS business has invested $50B in OpenAI and $8B in Anthropic, while Jeff Bezos’ AI venture Project Prometheus raised $6B, hiring xAI co-founder Kyle Kozic for infrastructure. Additionally, Amazon is partnering on Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to test the unreleased Mythos model for security vulnerabilities.
1. AWS Deepens AI Investments
Amazon’s AWS arm has committed $50 billion to OpenAI and previously invested $8 billion in Anthropic, reinforcing its position in advanced AI infrastructure and model development.
2. Bezos Launches Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos’ new venture, Project Prometheus, secured $6 billion in initial funding and hired Kyle Kozic, co-founder of xAI, signaling a focus on building large-scale AI backbones rather than consumer-facing models.
3. Partnership in Project Glasswing
Amazon joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing consortium alongside Apple, Microsoft and Cisco to gain early access to the unreleased Mythos model for identifying long-standing software vulnerabilities under controlled conditions.
4. Strategic Implications and Risks
These moves underscore Amazon’s dual strategy of external AI partnerships and internal ventures, balancing growth opportunities with security risk management as AI systems become more capable and potentially exploitable.