It's probably very fun to be at DeepMind, I just don't think I'd want to be a part of the cringey hype machine.

I bet it really sucks, tbh. They did all this over promising and now the only way they can deliver is by grifting like this. That sounds really stressful to me.

ya bet it sucks making $500-800k/year comp getting access to the best hardware and google datasets

I've seen people who get promoted above their band, they are not happy campers.

Oh god, promoted as well, I for one am glad they are bearing the burden for me.

Why not. It’s not like they have deadlines

They still have to publish something in major journals and have presence in major conferences.

a.k.a. - they still care enough to have some semblance of shame. There's the rub.

At least they've produced tangible value unlike black holes of money like the Human Brain project which has delivered close to nothing in multiple decades despite billions of dollars in investment.

I can’t believe this