US EditionGoogle is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals
- Some Google DeepMind staff in the UK are on extended garden leave due to noncompete agreements that prevent them from joining competitors for up to 12 months after leaving Google DeepMind.
- These employees continue to receive pay from DeepMind but do not perform any work during the noncompete period.
- Nando de Freitas, Microsoft AI's vice president, highlighted the struggles of these employees through a message on X, saying many reach out in despair about their notice periods.
- De Freitas noted that the popularity of noncompetes is declining as more startups are unwilling to wait for employees on such agreements to join them.
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Google's artificial intelligence division, DeepMind, has resorted to using "aggressive" non-compete agreements for some UK AI employees, prohibiting them from working for competitors for...
Google's DeepMind accused of paying AI staff to do nothing - as long as they don't work elsewhere
Nando de Freitas, a former DeepMind director now serving as Vice President of AI at Microsoft, recently took to social media platform X to voice his concerns. He alleged that Google DeepMind's employment contracts can effectively sideline AI developers for up to a year, preventing them from joining competitors. "Every...Read Entire Article
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