AI Researcher Who Helped Write Landmark Paper Is Leaving Google

An artificial intelligence researcher who co-authored one of Google’s most influential papers in the field is leaving the company to launch a startup.

Llion Jones, who helped write the pioneering AI paper “Attention Is All You Need,” confirmed to Bloomberg that he will depart Google Japan later this month. He said he plans to start a company after taking time off.

“It was not an easy decision leaving Google, it’s been a fantastic decade with them but it’s time to try something different,” Jones wrote in a message to Bloomberg. “It also feels like good timing to build something new ...