Announcement of Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind is the result of the integration of the Brain team from Google Research and DeepMind, forming a single focused unit. This move aims to accelerate the progress of artificial intelligence (AI) research and development towards a world in which AI helps solve the biggest challenges facing humanity. The goal is to build ever more capable and general AI, safely and responsibly, which requires solving some of the hardest scientific and engineering challenges of our time. The new unit will combine world-class talent in AI with the computing power, infrastructure, and resources of Google and Alphabet to create the next generation of AI breakthroughs and products in a bold and responsible way.

Purpose of Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind aims to develop AI that will dramatically improve the lives of billions of people, transform industries, advance science, and serve diverse communities. The research advances from DeepMind and the phenomenal Brain team laid much of the foundation of the current AI industry, and the work they will do within the unit will create the next wave of world-changing breakthroughs.

Scientific Board and Leadership

To oversee research progress and provide guidance on the direction of the unit, the creation of a new Scientific Board for Google DeepMind is underway. The board will be led by Koray Kavukcuoglu and will have representatives from across the orgs.

Moreover, Zoubin Ghahramani is joining the research leadership team under Koray Kavukcuoglu's leadership, while Eli Collins is joining the Google DeepMind team as Vice President of Product.

Collaboration and Decision-making

To achieve the big impact of their work, the team needs to work together with speed and stronger collaboration and simplify the decision-making process. Through this integration, the team will have a real opportunity to deliver AI research and products that can solve some of humanity's hardest problems.

Future Goal of Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind's ultimate goal is to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which has the potential to drive one of the greatest social, economic, and scientific transformations in history. The development of AGI would allow for self-learning machines capable of solving far more complex and challenging problems than current AI.