Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and 30th employee, leaves with three top AI researchers to launch Discovery Loop, a startup focused on recursive self-improvement AI backed by Radical Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Google's parent company Alphabet.

Four Top Google A.I. Researchers Form New Start-Up

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTJeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist, and three other artificial intelligence researchers are leaving the company to form their own start-up, a move that exposes the changing power structure inside Google and shows there is still plenty of venture money willing to back new A.I. ideas.Dr. Dean, Google’s 30th employee, is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the company. He played a key role in creating the global computer network pow...