{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/665dda1b3ce6480013459039/66f5700a9767dcb44356e1c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Google's Billion Dollar Decision to Bring Back an AI Pioneer","description":"<p>Google entered a $2.7 billion agreement with AI startup Character.AI to rehire Noam Shazeer, an expert in AI chatbots. In August, Google signed the agreement to obtain a license for Character.AI's technology. Shazeer, who left Google in 2021, contributed significantly to conversational AI during his tenure. He founded Character.AI and secured over $150 million in funding, achieving a valuation of $1 billion by March. Under the recent agreement, Shazeer returns to Google as part of the DeepMind research team, earning hundreds of millions in the process. This move aligns with a trend among tech companies, as demonstrated by Amazon's licensing deals with AI robotics startup Covariant.</p><p>Learn more on this news visit us at: https://greyjournal.net/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"GREY Journal"}