Google DeepMind engineer resigns over chip work, citing AI progressing too fast
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-09-26
A Google DeepMind (GDM) engineer publicly announced his resignation, saying his team was working on a new generation of chips to make AI much faster and cheaper—but he believes AI is already progressing too fast, so he had to quit. He adds that he enjoyed the work and loved the people. The post also confirms GDM has an in-house next-gen AI chip effort.
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