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Amazon Restructures AGI Unit Amid AI Competition

12/17/2025

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  • Rohit Prasad, Amazon's Senior Vice President and head of its AGI unit, will leave at year-end.
  • Andy Jassy announced a reorganization that merges the AGI unit with silicon development and quantum computing teams led by Peter DeSantis.
  • The move aims to boost Amazon's AI capabilities amid competition from OpenAI and Google.
  • Despite Nova models, Amazon is viewed as lagging in generative AI, with plans for potential investments in OpenAI.