Bezos' second act is sponsored by all of Wall Street. Blackstone, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and of course, some of his own money too.

The new startup Prometheus seeks to build an “artificial general engineer” that can design and manufacture complex physical products.

Bezos does not believe AI will lead to catastrophic job loss but will instead increase the average standard of living and lead to significant productivity gains. He said the goal of Prometheus is to improve the work and speed of engineers, not replace them. However, he indicated some regulation of the nascent industry is necessary.

Prometheus Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj sits down with CNBC's David Faber to talk Prometheus' strategy, the role AI plays in that strategy, its recent fundraising, and much more.

Prometheus founders Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj believe the biggest opportunity for artificial intelligence lies beyond chatbots and coding assistants. Their startup is developing AI tools designed to help engineers design,