Two Google DeepMind scientists may leave company to form AI startup

Google DeepMind scientists Laurent Sifre and Karl Tuyls are in talks with investors to establish an AI startup called Holistic in Paris, with potential financing exceeding $220 million. Both scientists have submitted their resignations. This follows the trend of ex-Googlers leaving to work on startups, such as OpenAI. Google CEO Pichai sees this as a healthy development, with over 2,000 startups created by former Google employees. Notable ex-Googlers in OpenAI include Barret Zoph, Liam Fedus, Luke Metz, Jacob Menick, and Rapha Gontijo Lopes.