Google co-founder Sergey Brin on leaving retirement to work on AI
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#3oligarchs of current year aren’t so different from their ancestors, blood or money.
throwing parties and talking and listening to each other talk.
edit: did the downvoters not read the article, or attend the party? if the latter, how was the surprise guest? was the x around?
Re: Google co-founder Sergey Brin on leaving retirement to work on AI
#4the first niche research paper I found looking recently, on a niche topic.. was "AI for reading research papers" that looked for nouns associated with this niche, and then the context, and did that for thousands of publications. That writeup was released publicly in 2018.
If you think a founder of Google does not have tools like that on Day0, you might be in for some surprises in a year.
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#5I have to laugh at an unrecognized Sergey Brin talking to stall for time at an AI hackathon while the audience waits for the real speaker, Grimes. That's a very enjoyable picture.
Re: Google co-founder Sergey Brin on leaving retirement to work on AI
#6By retiring early, he sorta let Google, this still immature organization, get completely steamrolled by the board. I used to work there and the culture shifted rapidly upon his departure.
Re: Google co-founder Sergey Brin on leaving retirement to work on AI
#7https://archive.ph/rRVo4
Thanks, didn't realize Verge was also paywalled these days.
Re: Google co-founder Sergey Brin on leaving retirement to work on AI
#8This does make for good media, but does anyone believe that adding one more cook to the kitchen at Google is going to measurably change their trajectory in this area?
Re: Google co-founder Sergey Brin on leaving retirement to work on AI
#9I have to laugh at an unrecognized Sergey Brin talking to stall for time at an AI hackathon while the audience waits for the real speaker, Grimes. That's a very enjoyable picture.
Right? Feels like something out of Silicon Valley.
Re: Google co-founder Sergey Brin on leaving retirement to work on AI
#10By retiring early, he sorta let Google, this still immature organization, get completely steamrolled by the board. I used to work there and the culture shifted rapidly upon his departure.
Could you elaborate on the changes?