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Jonathan Ross’s journey to found Grock was sparked during his time at Google, where he developed the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), an AI chip that brought unprecedented speed to machine learning. As other companies expressed interest in creating AI chips that could rival Google’s, Ross recognized the need for accessibility in the AI landscape. The world was at a tipping point where democratization of AI was essential, but he expressed concerns over simply adding more players without a focus on true innovation and differentiation.