According to @JeffDean, a custom Lego action figure set featuring himself and Sanjay Ghemawat was recently designed by @ksoonson and showcased on social media (source: @JeffDean on Twitter, Jan 1, 2026). The set notably includes the pair holding the influential MapReduce paper, highlighting their pioneering work in distributed computing and its critical impact on large-scale AI data processing. This creative tribute underscores the foundational role of MapReduce in modern AI infrastructure, emphasizing the continued business relevance of scalable data processing systems for AI enterprises (source: @m4rkmc on Twitter, Jan 1, 2026).