According to a report from The Information, Google co-founder Sergey Brin personally called a senior employee to convince them to stay at the company and reject a job offer from OpenAI. The employee, a senior researcher in Google’s AI division, was considering leaving for OpenAI due to frustrations with Google’s bureaucracy and slow pace of innovation. Brin’s intervention highlights the intense competition for AI talent between tech giants and the growing influence of OpenAI, a startup founded by Elon Musk and others. The report suggests that Google is taking the threat from OpenAI seriously and is willing to go to great lengths to retain key personnel in its AI efforts. It also underscores the importance of AI as a strategic priority for major tech companies.