"The executive who led Amazon's efforts to build top AI models is out. Rohit Prasad, SVP and head scientist, is leaving two years after launching a new Artificial General Intelligence group. CEO Andy Jassy said Prasad plans to depart at the end of the year. Prasad was elevated to report directly to Jassy in 2023 to lead the AGI team, which was tasked with developing Amazon's "most ambitious" AI models, Business Insider reported at the time."
"Since then, Prasad helped launch Amazon's Nova family of AI models. Although Nova models earned some praise for their efficiency, they still trail frontier models such as OpenAI's GPT offerings, Anthropic's Claude Opus, and Google's Gemini. As part of the shake-up, Amazon is creating a new organization under Peter DeSantis, AWS's SVP of Utility Computing, Jassy said. The group will oversee Amazon's AGI and AI model initiatives as well as its silicon chip and quantum computing efforts."
Rohit Prasad, who launched Amazon's AGI group two years earlier and served as SVP and head scientist, will depart at the end of the year. Prasad led the development and launch of the Nova family of AI models, which earned praise for efficiency but remain behind frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Amazon will reorganize AGI and AI model work under AWS SVP Peter DeSantis, combining model research with silicon chip and quantum computing initiatives. Pieter Abbeel will lead frontier AI model research. The move follows multiple leadership departures and several new senior hires at AWS.
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