Google Loses Yet Another AI Pioneer As Keras Creator Leaves 15
Francois Chollet, an AI pioneer and creator of the Keras framework, announced that he's leaving Google to co-found a new company. Neowin reports: In his parting message, Chollet assured that he would still be active with Keras and participate in its development on GitHub. His successor, Jeff Carpenter, will now lead Keras at Google, and Chollet expressed his full confidence in the team's future direction.
Keras has come a long way since Chollet released it in 2015, initially as a high-level neural network API meant for simplicity and accessibility. Keras quickly gained traction in the AI community for its user-friendly Python interface and compatibility with frameworks like TensorFlow, simplifying machine learning model building for developers across various levels. Google published a blog post praising Chollet and reaffirming their commitment to Keras.
Last year, Google lost the "Godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton, who left the company after nearly a decade. He said he quit his job at Google so he can freely speak out about the risks of AI.
Keras has come a long way since Chollet released it in 2015, initially as a high-level neural network API meant for simplicity and accessibility. Keras quickly gained traction in the AI community for its user-friendly Python interface and compatibility with frameworks like TensorFlow, simplifying machine learning model building for developers across various levels. Google published a blog post praising Chollet and reaffirming their commitment to Keras.
Last year, Google lost the "Godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton, who left the company after nearly a decade. He said he quit his job at Google so he can freely speak out about the risks of AI.
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"AI" is still bullshit.
Perhaps. But Keras makes it less so.
Keras is a nice Python wrapper around TensorFlow, Theano, and other AI libraries.
Keras makes it easier to write clean code even when swapping the backend to try out different libraries.
I'm a happy user.
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Geofrrey Hinton net worth google search returns $5 to $10 million
That isn't plausible. I don't believe it.
Here's another page that says $50 million, which is more realistic: Geoffrey Hinton -- The godfather of AI [upgradeyou.in]
Agenda piece from New York Times (Score:2)
These news articles are examples of agenda based reporting. It follows the well worn way executive branch cabinet members leave a presidential administration to push their tell-all book.
- Famous person leaves a company due to 'disagreement on corporate direction'
- Famous person 'speaks out against what made the same person rich and famous'
and eventually does one or more of
- Famous person either writes a book and has a book tour
- Becomes a social, political, activist or other commentator
- Goes to work for a
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Geoff Hinton has a Turing Award and a Nobel Prize.
I doubt he cares about heat from some random middle manager.
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That was the failure to launch
Keras (Score:2)
The world has already moved on to different frameworks.
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The world has already moved on to different frameworks.
Honest question: Which AI wrapper do you think is better than Keras?
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OK, I'll say it, pytorch.
That's like saying a Chevrolet is better than a garage.
You can park a Chevrolet in a garage, but they are fundamentally different things.
You can run PyTorch with a Keras wrapper, but they are fundamentally different things.
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The world has already moved on to different frameworks.
Honest question: Which AI wrapper do you think is better than Keras?
Why would you need a wrapper, of a wrapper?
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Why would you need a wrapper, of a wrapper?
To make code simpler and more portable.