Google pays $2.7 billion to bring back an old employee leading to this big debate on overspending on AI TOI TECH DESK — Times of India

Noam Shazeer, an AI pioneer, returns to Google as VP after the company acquires Character.AI for $2.7 billion. This move highlights Google’s aggressive strategy to acquire top AI talent and emphasizes their renewed focus on rapidly deploying AI technology under the project Gemini.Noam Shazeer, an AI pioneer, returns to Google as VP after the company acquires Character.AI for $2.7 billion. This move highlights Google’s aggressive strategy to acquire top AI talent and emphasizes their renewed focus on rapidly deploying AI technology under the project Gemini. …Read More