Jeff Dean: I'd be fine with engineers spending $10M a year each on AI tools
deedydas · x · 2026-11-12
In a live Menlo Ventures interview, Jeff Dean said he'd be comfortable with companies spending up to $10M per year per engineer on AI tools. The conversation also covered Discovery Loop, how he interviews candidates, RSI, his new developer setup, and a live estimate of the compute needed to run Instinct. Video to be released soon.
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