François Chollet, the AI pioneer who created Keras, says he is leaving Google after nearly 10 years to start a company with a friend, but doesn't offer details
I'm leaving Google to go start a new company with a friend. More to be announced soon! I will stay deeply involved with the Keras project from the outside — you'll still find me active on the GitHub repo! At Google, I'm leaving the project in excellent hands: Jeff Carpenter is taking over as team lead for Keras, @googledevs : Keras is more than just a tool—it's a community driving AI innovation. As @fchollet begins a new chapter, our commitment to Keras and open-source AI remains strong. Read more in our latest blog ➡️ https://developers.googleblog.com/ ... [image] Lex Fridman / @lexfridman : @fchollet Thank you for everything you've done for the AI community 🙏 Good luck! Aakash Kumar Nain / @a_k_nain : I will always be grateful to @fchollet for all the work he did for Keras and the ecosystem. As a person who loves OSS, when I started collaborating, I learned so many things from him about API designs, and why simplicity makes is favorable for the longer run. Keras will always be Shane Gu / @shaneguml : @fchollet Besides Keras, your 60 page writeup on the measure of intelligence was great. It proposed the right and pragmatic perspective to think about generalization. Best of luck in your new journey! https://arxiv.org/... Forums: Hacker News : Francois Chollet is leaving Google BeauHD / Slashdot : Google Loses Yet Another AI Pioneer As Keras Creator Leaves