Google Grapples With Exit of AI Pioneer and ‘Most Google Person’

Days after Google unveiled its first Gemini chatbot in 2023 to compete with ChatGPT, Jeff Dean went to an AI conference where he was promptly swarmed by attendees. Suddenly, the Google executive looked at his watch and realized he was due to give a talk minutes later, spurring a rush to take selfies with the influential tech leader before he left.Now, it’s the employees at Google who are bracing for the AI pioneer’s exit. Dean, who started at the company more than two decades ago, said Wednesday

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5 things to know about Jeff Dean's new startup

Legendary Googler Jeff Dean is starting a new company. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images After decades at Google, Jeff Dean is starting Discovery Loop. Dean is cofounding the AI startup alongside three other former Googlers. Discovery Loop will focus on AI applications in science and engineering. Legendary Googler Jeff Dean is starting his own AI company. On Wednesday, Dean, Google's chief scientist, announced that he and three other colleagues were leaving to start Discovery Loop, an AI s...