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For the residents that quit jobs in industry to do this program, what's next for them? How many residents are converting to permanent employees?

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It's true there are downsides to risking things like quiting your industry job to take a residency with the most prestigious industrial AI lab in the world.

I guess they'll always have the fallback option of taking a $500K/year position elsewhere.

The current group doesn't end until at least June and so, except for those who just applied to grad schools, we're all continuing to do more awesome research here rather than starting to solidify what comes next.

That being said, this is an unparalleled experience in the field and a phenomenal road to travel regardless of what we decide to do afterward.

But as someone who has industry experience, what are the advantages of applying for the residency program over a normal perm position within Google Brain? The Residency program allows you to focus more on research than engineering I suppose?

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