4 outlets·4 reports
Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Jeff Dean and several other senior AI researchers are departing Google to found a new startup named Discovery Loop. The venture will focus on applying artificial-intelligence techniques to achieve breakthroughs in areas such as drug discovery and chip design, among other fields.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Wired·Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop
- TechMeme·Jeff Dean and three other Google execs are leaving to launch Discovery Loop, which will seek AI-powered breakthroughs in drug discovery, chip design, and more (Steven Levy/Wired)
- Hacker News·Jeff Dean Leaving Google
- TechCrunch·Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup
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