Google's departing chief scientist Jeff Dean seeks $1 billion funding at $10 billion valuation for AI startup Discovery Loop, aiming to automate machine learning and accelerate scientific discoveries through parallel experiments.

Departing Google chief scientist Jeff Dean has been in talks for a $10 billion valuation for his new AI startup

Jeff Dean, head of artificial intelligence at Google LLC, speaks during a Google AI event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Bloomberg/Getty Images Jeff Dean spent 27 years helping build Google. Now, investors could be betting $1 billion that he can build the next big thing in AI outside it.The legendary Google engineer has been in discussions for $1 billion in financing at a valuation of around $10 billion for his new AI startup, Discovery Loop, people familiar with ...