Amazon Strengthens AI Capabilities with Key Hires from Startup Adept

Amazon hires Adept's co-founders and licenses its technology to accelerate the development of advanced digital agents.

David Luan, Adept co-founder and CEO, joins Amazon to lead the AGI Autonomy division.
Amazon will license Adept's multimodal models and datasets under a non-exclusive agreement.
The move aims to enhance Amazon's AI offerings amid stiff competition from Microsoft and Google.
Adept will continue to operate independently with a new CEO and a focus on agentic AI solutions.
The deal reflects broader industry trends of tech giants acquiring talent and technology from AI startups.