Back at Google, Cofounder Sergey Brin Just Filed His First Code Request in Years

14 points by pigtailgirl 2 years ago | 10 comments
  • furyofantares 2 years ago
    How is this an article?
    • mturmon 2 years ago
      There was a huge back-and-forth about comments by Yann LeCun that the OpenAI work was just a public-facing stunt and No Big Deal [1]. Suffice to say, there was some dissent about Yann's assessment (comparisons to "less space than a nomad, lame", etc.)

      Semi-related, various comments from web-watchers [e.g., 2] about the possibility for these chatbots to replace google search (e.g., redirects to stack overflow could be answered by a code chatbot).

      Given the context, it's interesting.

      [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/chatgpt-is-not-particularly-in...

      [2] http://scripting.com/2023/01/23.html#a150251

      • klyrs 2 years ago
        I'd be much more interested in his first contribution. The article says he's merely requested access to the codebase. Which, to his credit, is much better than asking for reams of printouts...
        • danielmarkbruce 2 years ago
          Some tech nerds will care. It's kind of interesting to see, especially for (the now hundreds of thousands) current or former googlers.
          • peoplearepeople 2 years ago
            It's good for leadership to see what the development flow/experience is like for those in the trenches
            • Waterluvian 2 years ago
              As long as it’s not the Mr. Burns type thing where everyone smiles and tells him he’s doing great when it’s a complete disaster and he didn’t follow any established protocol.
          • whynotmaybe 2 years ago
            ChatGPT is slowly being presented as a Google-killer and it might scare investors.

            Bringing him back might reassure them?

            • clnq 2 years ago
              Cult of personality.