Google DeepMind researcher BlackHC departs after IMO project and Gemini work
BlackHC · x · 2026-10-01
BlackHC announced he has left Google DeepMind at the end of last week. In a farewell post he thanked his managers and teammates, citing his work on the IMO (math olympiad) project last year and collaborating with exceptionally talented people on Gemini as highlights of his time there.
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