A former Google engineer, Jad Tarifi, has opened up about his decision to leave a decade-long career at one of the world’s biggest tech companies to start anew in Japan . In an as-told-to essay published by Business Insider, Tarifi explained that his vision for developing robotics-driven AI systems no longer aligned with Google’s advertising-centric business model.

Tarifi, who completed a PhD in AI at the University of Florida, joined Google in 2012. Over the years, he witnessed the evolution of artificial intelligence, including the emergence of transformer models that now power generative AI. He said Google played a crucial role in shaping his leadership values — from empowering engineers to fostering a culture where “people can challenge ideas safely.”

‘Google wasn’t the place to

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