TECH - 16 Year Google Veteran Slams Sundar Pichai's AI Efforts Says Projects Driven By 'Panic:' Compares It To Failed Social Network Google+ | Benzinga
A former Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google engineer criticized the Sundar Pichai-led company’s AI projects, saying they were driven by “panic” rather than user needs.
What Happened: The former Google engineer, Scott Jenson, who left the company last month after working there for 16 years, expressed his concerns about the AI projects he worked on at Google.
He said that these projects were not user-driven but rather motivated by a fear of being left behind.
The engineer also drew a parallel between the current AI endeavors and Google’s previous failure with Google+ 13 years ago, which was a reaction to Facebook. He also mentioned that Apple is pursuing a similar AI lock-in ...