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Does Google even want to win at AI?

Google's recent reorganization of its AI division has raised questions about the company's commitment to leading the artificial intelligence race, as industry analysts debate whether this strategic move signals a retreat or a necessary realignment.

Aug 1324

Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit

Google is reorganizing its AI division, with DeepMind losing its autonomy and founder Demis Hassabis possibly stepping away. AI researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu will take over operations, while all Gemini development shifts to the Bay Area.

Aug 927

Google's DiffusionGemma proves you don't need to train from scratch to build a text diffusion model

Google DeepMind's DiffusionGemma demonstrates that efficient text generation is possible by repurposing existing models, achieving high throughput with minimal training overhead.

Aug 928

Google Deepmind's WeatherNext predicts cyclone tracks and intensity at the same time

Google DeepMind's new AI model WeatherNext predicts cyclone tracks and intensity simultaneously, offering a day’s advance over current models and matching a decade of forecasting progress.

Aug 918

Deepmind's talent drain likely comes down to chip shortages, a conflict of interest, and Google's bureaucracy

Former DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has stepped back from day-to-day operations, amid growing concerns over chip access, bureaucracy, and a conflict of interest with Google.

Aug 634

Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

Google DeepMind's new Gemini Robotics 2 AI model can now control entire humanoid robots from feet to fingertips, marking a major advancement in robotics technology.

Jul 3049

Google’s new AI can now walk a humanoid across the room and tidy up, feet to fingertips

Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics 2, a new AI system that can control humanoids from feet to fingertips, enabling complex tasks like walking and tidying.

Jul 3024

DeepMind won a Nobel for AlphaFold. Then it broke up the team.

DeepMind has begun dismantling the team behind AlphaFold, which recently won a Nobel Prize, as the company shifts focus toward commercial AI projects.

Jul 2939

Deepmind dismantles its AlphaFold team as key authors leave for Anthropic

Google DeepMind is dismantling its AlphaFold team as key researchers leave for Anthropic, marking a strategic shift from its previous focus on protein structure prediction.

Jul 2938

DeepMind’s Hassabis says a STEM degree makes you 10x better with AI

Demis Hassabis, DeepMind's CEO, asserts that a STEM degree remains 10 times more valuable when working with AI, emphasizing that technical knowledge is crucial in the age of artificial intelligence.

Jul 1753

AI’s fiercest rivals just agreed on one thing: regulate frontier AI now

Three leading AI executives — from Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic — have aligned on the urgent need for frontier AI regulation, signaling a major shift in industry sentiment.

Jul 1738

DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes creating an independent AI standards body modeled after FINRA to regulate frontier AI models and ensure their safe deployment.

Jul 1450