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Google snags AI pioneer to boost its models
Google has appointed the co-founder of Character to co-lead its AI project, emphasising its commitment to advancing AI technologies.
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Google has appointed the co-founder of Character to co-lead its AI project, emphasising its commitment to advancing AI technologies.
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OUR TAKE Bringing Noam Shazeer back to Google demonstrates the company’s strategic focus on strengthening its AI initiatives. With his extensive experience and insights from Character.AI, he is poised to contribute significantly to advancements in AI models, especially amidst increasing competition in the sector. –Lily,Yang, BTW reporter Google has appointed Noam Shazeer , former head of Character.AI and a long-time Google researcher, to co-lead its primary AI initiatives. Shazeer rejoined Google after founding Character.
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AI in 2021, with the company paying billions to bring him and several employees into DeepMind while also securing a licensing agreement with Character.AI. Shazeer, who originally joined Google in 2000 and contributed to a pivotal 2017 AI research paper, expressed enthusiasm about returning to help build cutting-edge technology. Instead of investing hundreds of millions in Character.AI as previously considered, Google opted for this strategic hiring. The move is part of a broader trend among tech giants, like Amazon and Microsoft, to attract top talent from AI startups amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny, particularly following recent antitrust rulings against Google. Also read: Google and Australia team up for cybersecurity boost Also read: Google extends AI search features to new countries
Key Points
- Google has appointed Noam Shazeer, co-founder of Character.AI and a former long-time researcher at Google, to co-lead its AI project, emphasising the company’s commitment to advancing AI technologies.
- The move highlights competition among tech giants for top AI talent, particularly as companies face regulatory scrutiny and seek to enhance their capabilities in artificial intelligence.
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