Yao Shunyu denies founding RSI startup, says still at Google DeepMind

The value here is less in the rumor than in what it reveals about the current information environment around frontier AI talent: speculation about RSI-focused ventures is now plausible enough to travel before it is confirmed. Yao's direct, on-the-record denial to reporters also underscores how closely individual researchers at major labs are being watched as potential founders. Whether such founder rumors keep outpacing confirmed moves — and whether RSI remains the theme attracting that kind of attention — is the open question worth watching.