Skip to main content

Search Trends Ads Appearances Podcasts API

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.

Material

579: Musical Chairs

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 9 segments

Google's top AI researchers are heading for greener pastures. The company adds generative AI where it should never have been. #### This episode of Material is sponsored by…

Google's top AI researchers are heading for greener pastures. The company adds generative AI where it should never have been. #### This episode of Material is sponsored by: - Shipaton, from RevenueCat: The world's biggest mobile hackathon for people who actually ship. #### Links and Show Notes: - The next chapter of our AI momentum - Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup - Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop - Transform any place with Nano Banana in Google Earth ##### Support Material with a Relay Membership

Google's top AI researchers are heading for greener pastures. The company adds generative AI where it should never have been. #### This episode of Material is sponsored by…

Speakers: Andy IhnatkoHostFlorence IonHost

Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Amazon Music Website

Top entities: Jeff Dean×18 Google×58 Artificial intelligence×14 Google Earth×22 Sundar Pichai×6

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈2k followers

Google’s AI Talent Exodus11:17 – 12:41

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:17

Hey, speaking of a pickle, Google's in kind of a pickle right now.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:24

You know, they've got like an all-star team of foundational scientists and researchers, and they lost a whole bunch of them today.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:37

I mean, that's going to happen, but oh my goodness, it just all hit today.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:43

I would like to be so useful to whoever I work for that if I basically decided that I would want to leave the company, that the stock price of that company were to tank by like four points.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:54

Oh my gosh, right? I wouldn't be glad about it because I'm sure I made lots of friends there.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:59

Again, I'm the guy who's handing out bags of peanut M&Ms like they're not even mine.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:06

But I would make me feel pretty good.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:08

The analysts would say, oh my God, the NPR is so screwed if Andy is leaving.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:17

We got to be the first ones out or else, boy, nothing's going to happen.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:20

Yeah.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:22

Also, turns out that now usually we talk about Google destroying the Earth with AI as a metaphor or as a warning sign.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:31

Turns out that they literally did that.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:33

So we'll be talking about that.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:34

And there are a whole bunch of leaks to talk about.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:37

So it's going to be kind of a fun way of a show for us for us today.

Jeff DeanPersonAmerican computer scientist and software engineer
99%18 mentions
GoogleCompanyTechnology corporation
98%58 mentions
Artificial intelligenceEntityProfessional field
96%14 mentions
Google EarthSoftware ApplicationComputer program
95%22 mentions
Sundar PichaiPersonCEO of Google
93%6 mentions
Demis HassabisPersonBritish computer scientist and former CEO of DeepMind Technologies
91%6 mentions
DeepMindCompanyCompany
90%10 mentions
GodEntitySupreme being
88%7 mentions
Sanjay GhemawatPersonAmerican computer scientist and software engineer
87%4 mentions
ShowerEntity
85%1 mention
White HouseTourist AttractionOfficial residence in Washington, D.C., United States
84%3 mentions
Steven LevyPersonAmerican journalist and editor
82%3 mentions
Isomorphic LabsCompanyCompany
80%1 mention
Florence IonPerson
79%4 mentions
Startup companyEntity
77%1 mention
RelayCompanyPodcast company
76%1 mention
GeminiEntity
74%4 mentions
Google PixelProduct ModelMobile phone
73%2 mentions
M&M'sBrand
71%7 mentions
Timnit GebruPersonEritrean computer scientist
69%4 mentions
Margaret MitchellPersonComputer scientist
69%3 mentions
iPadProduct ModelTablet computer
66%1 mention
The Band WagonMovie1953 film
65%1 mention
Carrie BradshawEntityFictional character
63%4 mentions
AmericansEntityEthnic group
62%1 mention
Fred AstairePersonAmerican dancer and actor
60%1 mention
Google AICompanyArtificial intelligence company
59%2 mentions
Google ResearchCompany
57%1 mention
Nobel PrizeEntityAward
55%2 mentions
BarbasolBrand
54%1 mention
EasterEntityCelebration
52%1 mention
Mount Rushmore National MemorialLandmarkSculpture by Gutzon Borglum and Lincoln Borglum
51%3 mentions
AlphaFoldSoftware ApplicationComputer program
49%1 mention
Google DocsSoftware ApplicationComputer program
48%1 mention
Samsung Galaxy Z seriesProduct ModelMobile phone
46%1 mention
WiredEntityMagazine
45%2 mentions
National Public RadioCompanyRadio network
43%1 mention
Google AdMobCompanyMobile advertising company
41%1 mention
Times SquareTourist AttractionPlaza in New York
40%1 mention
AppleCompanyTechnology company
38%1 mention
HTMLEntity
37%1 mention
Stanford UniversityCollege or UniversityPrivate university in Stanford, California
35%1 mention
XEntitySocial networking service
34%2 mentions
Sex and the CityTV SeriesAmerican comedy-drama series
32%2 mentions
Middle EastAdministrative AreaRegion
30%2 mentions
Google TranslateWebsiteWebsite
29%1 mention
New YorkCityCity in New York State
27%3 mentions
The AtlanticPeriodicalMagazine
26%1 mention
CanadaCountryCountry in North America
23%1 mention
Tim HortonsRestaurantRestaurant chain
23%1 mention

GoogleTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Corporate Structure > Leadership Changes
AI ResearchersBusiness > Corporate Strategy > Human Resources > Talent Acquisition
DisinformationEthics > AI Ethics > Corporate Responsibility > Impact on Society
Google EarthMedia > Technology News > Corporate News > AI Developments
Research MethodologyScience > AI Research > Innovation
Scientific ToolsScience > AI Research > Innovation > Research Methodology
AI EthicsEthics
Technology NewsMedia
Human ResourcesBusiness > Corporate Strategy
Corporate StructureTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
Leadership ChangesTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Corporate Structure
Talent AcquisitionBusiness > Corporate Strategy > Human Resources
Corporate NewsMedia > Technology News
AI ResearchScience
AI DevelopmentsMedia > Technology News > Corporate News
InnovationScience > AI Research
Corporate StrategyBusiness
Corporate ResponsibilityEthics > AI Ethics
Impact on SocietyEthics > AI Ethics > Corporate Responsibility
Technology
Science
Business
Media
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
Ethics

Google’s AI Talent Exodus11:17 – 12:41

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:17

Hey, speaking of a pickle, Google's in kind of a pickle right now.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:24

You know, they've got like an all-star team of foundational scientists and researchers, and they lost a whole bunch of them today.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:37

I mean, that's going to happen, but oh my goodness, it just all hit today.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:43

I would like to be so useful to whoever I work for that if I basically decided that I would want to leave the company, that the stock price of that company were to tank by like four points.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:54

Oh my gosh, right? I wouldn't be glad about it because I'm sure I made lots of friends there.

Andy IhnatkoHost

11:59

Again, I'm the guy who's handing out bags of peanut M&Ms like they're not even mine.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:06

But I would make me feel pretty good.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:08

The analysts would say, oh my God, the NPR is so screwed if Andy is leaving.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:17

We got to be the first ones out or else, boy, nothing's going to happen.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:20

Yeah.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:22

Also, turns out that now usually we talk about Google destroying the Earth with AI as a metaphor or as a warning sign.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:31

Turns out that they literally did that.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:33

So we'll be talking about that.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:34

And there are a whole bunch of leaks to talk about.

Andy IhnatkoHost

12:37

So it's going to be kind of a fun way of a show for us for us today.

Sign up to see more

The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode

Create an account Already have an account? Log in

No account is needed to search Radar.