5 Googlers share how they pivoted to AI and reinvented their careers

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Each of the four Google employees Business Insider spoke with spent roughly a year preparing to pivot to an AI team.

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I used ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity to research a gnarly NYC rent situation. Here's what I learned.

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Nolita is an upscale neighborhood in NYC brimming with boutiques and restaurants.
Nolita is an upscale neighborhood in NYC brimming with boutiques and restaurants.

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800 Google employees demand an end to any cloud contracts with ICE and CBP

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A general exterior view of Google's London headquarters at 6 Pancras Square in Kings Cross on January 29, 2026 in London, United Kingdom.
Google employees signed a petition asking management for transparency and protection in light of Trump's immigration crackdown.

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Google keeping its place atop the AI rankings might mean doing something it's resisting

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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I'm a Googler who pivoted from finance to AI. It took me years, but I don't regret taking the long path.

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Max Buckley standing and smiling
Max Buckley transitioned from a business role to leading an applied research team at Google.

Max Buckley

Ex-Meta engineer says he asked for a demotion — but that was easier said than done

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Igor Tsvetkov asked to be demoted at Meta. He said on a recent podcast that when he was told no, so he jumped to Google.

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I embedded myself in a vibe coding team at Gemini's AI hackathon in Singapore. Building an app in 7 hours takes real work.

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Following a team at Gemini 3 hackathon in Singapore
I followed a hackathon team as they raced to vibe code an app in seven hours at Google's Gemini 3 Hackathon in Singapore.

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An internal Google project is trying to supercharge employees with AI. Codename: Project EAT.

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Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai

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Zuckerberg says AI is letting one employee do the work of entire teams, and it shows how the company is rethinking hiring

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is investing in more AI-native tools to elevate individual contributors.

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The questions Leonis Capital investors ask to see if a startup's tech actually holds up

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Jenny Xiao and Jay Zhou, cofounders of Leonis Capital, share their top technical evaluation questions.

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