Google is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals

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By Charles RolletApr 7, 2025, 6:12 pm200 ptsTop
Retaining top AI talent is tough amid cutthroat competition between Google, OpenAI, and other heavyweights. Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K. that bar them from working for competitors for up to a year, Business Insider…

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