Google's current chief scientist is leaving to start his own AI startup, Discovery Loop, with three other company veterans, according to a company blog post.
Google is in talks with artificial intelligence coding agent startup Mechanize to hire some of Mechanize's talent and sign a non-exclusive licensing agreement for the company's technology, Business Insider reported Wednesday (Aug. 5), citing unnamed sources. The potential deal is worth over $1.
Shareholders are not taking kindly to Google's AI leadership changes.
Alphabet shares GOOGL fell about 4% on Wednesday after the Google parent announced a sweeping leadership overhaul of its artificial intelligence division, alongside the departure of several senior AI executives, as investors assessed the company's competitive position in the rapidly evolving AI race. The restructuring comes at a critical time for Google DeepMind, with the flagship version of its latest Gemini model still unreleased despite an expected June launch.
Longtime Google AI expert Jeff Dean is reportedly leaving to start his own company. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Aug. 5), Dean is one of the tech giants earliest employees — joining the company in 1999 as its 30th hire — and has spent the last 15 years helping shape its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.
Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) are down 4% to $361 in Wednesday afternoon trading after the company announced a sweeping AI leadership overhaul.
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Minutes after four top researchers said they were leaving, Google said that Demis Hassabis, the Nobel-winning scientist who led the company's A.I. lab, was stepping into a new job.
Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and one of its company's first employees, is leaving to launch his own company.
Google is shaking up its AI leadership, with some of the company's top experts in the field moving roles or leaving. Shares of the tech giant fell on the news.
Google's AI divisions are getting shuffled, the search giant announced on Wednesday. Jeff Dean, the longtime chief scientist, is leaving after 27 years to start his own company.
Jeff Dean, who for years was one of Google's most important executives, is leading the new artificial intelligence company with the backing of Google.