Google CEO Sundar Pichai breaks silence on Microsoft, Meta ‘poaching’ Google DeepMind employees: I do know individual cases can …

With the growing concerns over an escalating talent war in the artificial intelligence segment, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has publicly addresses the issue of employee poaching, specifically from Google DeepMind, the company’s AI research division. As reported by Business Insider, speaking at Alphabet’s Q2 earnings call, Pichai acknowledged the growing competition from rivals like Microsoft, Meta and also from emerging players such as OpenAI. All of these companies have aggressively recruited AI experts and that to with multimillion-dollar compensation packages.

“I do know individual cases can make headlines,” Pichai said, referring to recent high-profile departures. “But when we look at numbers deeply, I think we are doing well through this moment.”