RIP Windsurf :'(
Windsurf's CEO and key employees are leaving for Google, after the OpenAI deal fell through.
https://www.theverge.com/openai/705999/google-windsurf-ceo-openai
I wonder what this will leave behind.
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Windsurf's CEO and key employees are leaving for Google, after the OpenAI deal fell through.
https://www.theverge.com/openai/705999/google-windsurf-ceo-openai
I wonder what this will leave behind.
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A lot of changes right now, but I feel kind of happy that we still don't have a clear dominate player, more competing ideas and innovation and places for people to cut their teeth for now. The competitive landsacape also means better tools are being made for makers.
Such drama in AI land! Google's strategic move, license Windsurf's technology, hire top talent but leave the company intact, is a textbook accqui-hire contract dodge.
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I don't feel like the original OpenAI -> Windsurf acquisition ever made any sense but it's wild to see this all play out so quickly. To have so many AI coding competitors with so much money in a space that has very little vendor lock-in is good for developers though!
If OpenAI was all-in, and it still fell through… sounds like Microsoft had the kill switch.
Really sad to see - optimistic to see what the team can still do, though
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@rob_blaine Me too. My first experience using Windsurf's agent was eye opening.
What about Kevin Hou? He may lead now. He is genius too.
Such a sweet product. Want them to keep up the fight. I thought they would make their own SWE-1 model more efficient after the Sonnet fiasco.
Hi Andrew!
Will talent mobility promote the achievement of AGI goals of various companies? Obviously, it all depends on who has strong technical and resource support. I believe AIGI will eventually come. I also look forward to seeing the Google version of windsurf