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> Do they care less than they used to, though? That's impossible to measure, but the arguments you have employed regarding personnel changes do not demonstrate

> Do they care less than they used to, though? That's impossible to measure, but the arguments you have employed regarding personnel changes do not demonstrate your point.

tyingq 10y ago
Okay...the top two publicly visible leaders in the space leaving in the same timeframe could mean something. Perhaps in this case it does not. I don't think either of us knows for sure. It does, however, pique my interest in what the group direction is now. What of the decision to not replace Matt with a specific role or person? Is that not interesting? And, again, I mentioned many other observations, not just Amit and Matt. Edit: If the primary driver was lack of expertise in the ML direction, Uber seems an odd place to land, doesn't it?
- rifung 10y ago
  Another explanation for their leaving is that the overall strategy around Search is changing and now outside of those two individuals' realm of expertise. I work for Google but this is pure speculation on my part.
- freyir 10y ago
  > the top two publicly visible leaders in the space leaving in the same timeframe could mean something Again, Amit may not have been aligned with the direction they're taking search. That doesn't mean Google doesn't care. In fact, it could mean just the opposite.
- snarf 10y ago
  Singhal's title at Uber says that he is in charge of marketplaces and maps, not the self-driving stuff. So this would be stuff like pricing, dispatch, supply optimization, and route optimization which rely on traditional algorithms and not ML. But I agree with your larger point and find his departure from Google curious. Even if they were moving search in another direction or he was completely bored with what he was working on and wanted change, I am shocked that they would let someone of his caliber leave Google.
  - tyingq 10y ago
    Supposedly, they leverage machine learning across those areas as well...perhaps not as the primary foundation, but used there nonetheless. http://venturebeat.com/2016/11/02/uber-is-rolling-out-a-big-redesign-powered-by-machine-learning/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/11/02/uber-is-rolling-out-a-big-... https://newsroom.uber.com/inferring-uber-rider-destinations/ https://newsroom.uber.com/inferring-uber-rider-destinations/ There's other references, but you get the idea.

> Do they care less than they used to, though? That's impossible to measure, but the arguments you have employed regarding personnel changes do not demonstrate your point.

tyingq 10y ago

Okay...the top two publicly visible leaders in the space leaving in the same timeframe could mean something. Perhaps in this case it does not. I don't think either of us knows for sure. It does, however, pique my interest in what the group direction is now. What of the decision to not replace Matt with a specific role or person? Is that not interesting? And, again, I mentioned many other observations, not just Amit and Matt. Edit: If the primary driver was lack of expertise in the ML direction, Uber seems an odd place to land, doesn't it?

rifung 10y ago
Another explanation for their leaving is that the overall strategy around Search is changing and now outside of those two individuals' realm of expertise. I work for Google but this is pure speculation on my part.
freyir 10y ago
> the top two publicly visible leaders in the space leaving in the same timeframe could mean something Again, Amit may not have been aligned with the direction they're taking search. That doesn't mean Google doesn't care. In fact, it could mean just the opposite.
snarf 10y ago
Singhal's title at Uber says that he is in charge of marketplaces and maps, not the self-driving stuff. So this would be stuff like pricing, dispatch, supply optimization, and route optimization which rely on traditional algorithms and not ML. But I agree with your larger point and find his departure from Google curious. Even if they were moving search in another direction or he was completely bored with what he was working on and wanted change, I am shocked that they would let someone of his caliber leave Google.
- tyingq 10y ago
  Supposedly, they leverage machine learning across those areas as well...perhaps not as the primary foundation, but used there nonetheless. http://venturebeat.com/2016/11/02/uber-is-rolling-out-a-big-redesign-powered-by-machine-learning/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/11/02/uber-is-rolling-out-a-big-... https://newsroom.uber.com/inferring-uber-rider-destinations/ https://newsroom.uber.com/inferring-uber-rider-destinations/ There's other references, but you get the idea.