"I'll be leaving Amazon at the end of this week to cook up something new. There's incredible work to be done at Amazon and opportunities for me to take on more areas. But with AGI so close, I decided to spend 100% of my time on teaching AI systems brand new capabilities."
"Luan joined Amazon in 2024 along with other employees from his startup, Adept, which was developing AI agent technology that Amazon licensed. While at Amazon, Luan worked on its Nova AI models, including the Nova Act AI agent, which launched as a research preview in March."
"The loss of a top AI developer at Amazon comes as the company struggles to keep up in the AI race; even its own employees are reportedly calling its in-house AI products 'Amazon Basics.'"
David Luan, who led Amazon's San Francisco AI lab, is departing the company after less than two years to pursue independent AI development work. Luan joined Amazon in 2024 from his startup Adept, bringing expertise in AI agent technology. During his tenure, he worked on Amazon's Nova AI models, including the Nova Act AI agent launched in March as a research preview. The departure occurs amid Amazon's challenges in the competitive AI landscape, with employees criticizing the company's in-house AI products. Luan cited the imminent arrival of AGI as his reason for dedicating full-time effort to teaching AI systems new capabilities.
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