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I really don't buy his explanation. Here's one of the world's smartest guys, with more money than Smaug, and he really couldn't come up with anything better th
by cornonthecobra 9mo ago
I really don't buy his explanation. Here's one of the world's smartest guys, with more money than Smaug, and he really couldn't come up with anything better than going back to Google to work on Gemini?
What's the point of all that money if you won't even hire someone to help you find hobbies.
So many STEM universities have online courses. The art world froths itself mad over smart people with stupid money. Local projects beg for angels like him.
Hell even just doing the AI schtick but for free open source or as a pet startup.
My mind reels with ideas. Why didn't his?
- rullelito 9mo agoHaving the best AI is prestigious for billionaires. It's that simple.
- cornonthecobra 9mo agoThen why did he go back to Google /s
- Dlanv 9mo agoTo me those are all either inferior to working on AI or can be done outside of work. And for the founder of Google, probably Google is the best place to work on AI.
- posed 9mo agoHiring someone to find hobbies defeats the purpose of hobbies. Why would you want to pursue something that someone else finds enticing rather than you discovering it yourself?
- cornonthecobra 9mo agoYou hire such people to introduce you to ideas and projects. You try some stuff, see what sticks. It's something you can do when you have money and time but no ideas.
- axus 9mo agoHe's probably tired of grifters by now.
- anthonypasq 9mo agohe has a phd in CS, hes probably always been interested in AI, you dont think getting to play with AI with essentially infinite resources is more fun than collecting stamps or skiing or something?