Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Startup Acquires Agent Developer — Big Moves Underway at Project Prometheus
Project Prometheus, an artificial intelligence initiative co-chaired by Jeff Bezos, has acquired General Agents, a computer-agent startup, in a low-key manner. Public records indicate that the founder of General Agents along with some of his friends have become members of Project Prometheus. The startup had formerly unveiled a tool called “Ace,” which is an AI agent that can do the work on a computer by the given instructions and thus can be used to automate the part of the work which is tedious and time-consuming.
Project Prometheus came into being in the early part of 2025 with a starting fund of $6.2 billion of which Jeff Bezos has contributed a good part. The group of Prometheus has recruited nearly 100 researchers and engineers from OpenAI, DeepMind, Meta, and other top AI labs. Its target is to develop AI systems capable of doing the tasks that require a physical body thus having a huge impact on industries like manufacturing, spacecraft hardware assembling, and so on.
To get hold of General Agents and its product Ace means that Prometheus has now set foot in the field of agentic computing with a basic level of capability. Ace is a single “computer pilot” that is capable of receiving user commands, handling various operations, interacting with data, and even carrying out instructions without a human being involved. For instance, One of the demo scenarios, it could find, download, and share an image via a messaging platform in just a few seconds. People are to be liberated from monotonous digital work while the AI agent is to take over those roles leaving them free to pursue other things.
What this move suggests is that Prometheus is not just chasing flashy AI headlines. It is quietly building infrastructure at the intersection of software automation and real-world manufacturing. With a deep-pocketed leader in Bezos and a skilled multidisciplinary team, the startup could shape how industries adopt AI agents, going beyond chatbots to systems that actually get work done.
At this point in time, nevertheless, the main idea behind Ace and the manner in which it would be incorporated into Prometheus is still a mystery. Still, the transaction is one of the largest silent moves in the AI arena and it is a sign of the emergence of practical agentic computing to the forefront instead of just talking about it.