An ex-Google Brain AI expert who joined Chinese tech giant Baidu as chief scientist is now leaving the firm

Artificial intelligence (AI) expert Andrew Ng has announced that he is resigning from his role as chief scientist at Chinese search engine giant Baidu after nearly three years in the job. Ng, who announced his departure in a blog post on Wednesday, does not currently have another job lined up, although he's likely to be in high demand. "I will be resigning from Baidu, where I have been leading the company's AI Group," wrote Ng in the Medium blog post. "After Baidu, I am excited to continue working toward the AI transformation of our society and the use of AI to make life better for everyone." Along with the likes of DeepMind, Google, Microsoft and Facebook, Baidu is often seen as one of the world leaders when it comes to AI research.