In a move aimed at consolidating its AI research efforts, Google has announced the formation of Google DeepMind, a new unit that will bring together the DeepMind and Google Brain teams. The unit will collaborate closely with Google’s product teams to deliver AI research and products that could result in groundbreaking advancements. The new unit will be headed by Koray Kavukcuoglu, VP of research at DeepMind, and will be overseen by a scientific board. Eli Collins, VP of product at Google Research, will lead the product team, while Zoubin Ghahramani, Google Brain lead, will be part of the research leadership team. This latest development underscores Google’s ongoing commitment to advancing AI research and development, and could have far-reaching implications for the tech industry as a whole.
