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The author resigned from Google today, stating it was a difficult decision despite loving their workplace and colleagues. Their team aimed to make AI cheaper and faster, but the author believes the progress is too rapid, raising concerns over ethical implications. They are confident in the sincerity of AI researchers' warnings but remain uncertain about the extent of AI's positive impact.

The author plans to continue working on projects like Pernosco and rr, and investigate how AIs debug code. They emphasize the need for responsible AI development amidst the rapid advancements.

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