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Several prominent artificial intelligence researchers have departed Google to establish Discovery Loop, a newly formed startup focused on leveraging machine learning to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. Jeff Dean, a longtime Google executive who joined the company in 1999 as its 30th employee, will serve as chief executive officer. He is joined by co-founders Sanjay Ghemawat, Quoc Le, and Oriol Vinyals, all of whom held senior research positions at Google and its DeepMind division.
The venture, structured as a public benefit corporation, aims to fundamentally transform how research is conducted by automating experimental processes through advanced artificial intelligence systems. Discovery Loop intends to deploy powerful algorithms capable of managing thousands of simultaneous experiments, substantially reducing the time required for iterative scientific work. The company is also exploring recursive self-improvement techniques that would minimize human involvement in the innovation cycle.
The startup has secured backing from multiple investment firms, with Radical Ventures and Khosla Ventures co-leading the initial funding round. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, along with Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, and Doerr Capital, also provided financial support. Dean noted that the opportunity exists to automate traditionally human-intensive experimental workflows, potentially yielding both greater quantities and improved quality of research outcomes that could accelerate scientific advancement.
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Originally reported by Techcrunch →
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