Google employee resigns over AI progress: GDM team was building next-gen chips to make AI faster and cheaper
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-25
A Google employee resigned, saying his GDM team was working on a new generation of chips to make AI faster and cheaper, and he felt AI was progressing too fast. A prominent critic mocked the resignation, arguing innovation was precisely the job — highlighting the accelerating-vs-slowing tension among AI industry workers.
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