Amazon has just snatched three of the founders of AI startup Covariant. The company develops AI technology that is used in advanced warehouse robotics systems, which can change the foundations of Amazon’s business. As a result of the hiring of the three co-founders, Amazon will get non-exclusive rights to use the startup’s AI models. The co-founders include former OpenAI researchers Pieter Abbeel, Rocky Duan, and Peter Chen. 25% of the company’s employees are also expected to join Amazon as part of the arrangement. Deceiving the regulators?Arrangements like the one with Covariant have become q…