Microsoft AI Core Member Nando de Freitas Announces Departure
sirbayes · x · 2026-08-02
Renowned AI scholar Nando de Freitas announced his last day at Microsoft AI. He highly praised the team's achievements and specifically thanked Satya Nadella's leadership philosophy of focusing on delivering value rather than just chasing SOTA models.
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