[UperSpaceGuru]

It may have to do with the fact that he just wanted some new challenges to sink his teeth into. As an old school hacker myself, I can relate. Even really cool technologies start to feel mundane and tedious after you've done them for long enough.

The real challenge with senior positions is adjusting to new environment/dynamics, not to mention the expectations that come from "legend" status. I'm not a legend, but I certainly had a much easier time in the earlier stages in career just focusing on the tech direct. When you're the hot new hire, a certain group at the new company expects a lot form you, while others who have been there longer think it's just hype. (I'm assuming something similar happened at Tesla).

Wish him all the luck on the new adventure! And being an AI geek myself: NO AI cannot solve everything. Not even close. (at least for now)

Sentient machine conversations are straight up funny to me. Still, I can't help get over the cool/geek factor of working on Machine Learning/Deep learning or exploring new algorithms that could significantly improve the field.