Preventing OpenAI-style departures: Google offers huge incentives to former employees for AI startups, vying for early large-scale computing clients

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ME AI News, according to Beating Monitoring, Google announced support for an incubator program aimed at former employees (Xoogler) AI startups to deepen collaboration with alumni networks and compete for early cloud service and chip customers. The initial project is supported by the Google AI Futures Fund, planning to recruit 10 to 20 startups, providing 12 weeks of incubation support. Selected startups will receive up to $100k in funding, as well as $350k worth of Google Cloud and AI credit. In addition to funding and computing power support, former Google executives will provide mentorship to entrepreneurs, including former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Startups will also gain key early privileges, gaining early access to Google's latest AI technologies before public release. The new incubator partners include alumni community platform Xoogler.co, founded by former employee Chris Fong, and venture capital project Key Studio, initiated by former employee Kushagra Shrivastava. Currently, Xoogler.co has over 35k global members, including 2,500 verified investors. As AI giants founded by former Google employees like OpenAI and Anthropic rise, Google is actively persuading more startups to use Google's self-developed computing chips and cloud services. By locking in a large ecosystem of former employee startups, Google aims to establish technological ties early on and cultivate future major clients. (Source: BlockBeats)
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