Legendary Googler Jeff Dean is starting a new company.
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Legendary Googler Jeff Dean is starting his own AI company.On Wednesday, Dean, Google's chief scientist, announced that he and three other colleagues were leaving to start Discovery Loop, an AI startup focused on AI applications in science and engineering.Here's everything we know about the new ventureWhat is Discovery Loop?Discovery Loop is a public benefit corporation "whose mission is to automate machine learning, science, and engineering to accelerate discoveries and progress," Dean wrote on X.The loop part of the name comes from the company's goal of automating the process by which scientists and engineers propose an experiment, implement and run it, and evaluate the results.The company hopes this automation can unlock some of the trickiest problems in science and engineering by enabling "parallel execution of thousands of experiments."Specifically, Discovery Loop wants to build systems that can tackle parts of the 14 challenges laid out by some of the world's most accomplished scientists and engineers to improve life as we know it. Formerly known as the "National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges," the 14 topics range from "Reverse Engineer the Brain" to "Prevent Nuclear Terror."
