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Nobel Prizes Awarded To Current and Former Google Scientists
Demis Hassabis, John Jumper of Google DeepMind awarded 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry, while former Googler Geoffrey Hinton wins physics prize
OpenAI, DeepMind Workers Warn Of AI Risks In Open Letter
Current and former staff members of OpenAI and Google DeepMind warn of lack of safety oversight in AI industry
AI Safety Summit 2024: Tech Firms Agree AI Safety Pledges
Second AI Safety Summit sees major players in the AI space pledge to develop the technology safely, amid rapid advances
Biden Admin Mulls Export Restrictions For AI Models – Report
The United States reportedly considers restricting China and Russia's access to AI models found in tools such as ChatGPT
Google Consolidates DeepMind And AI Research Teams
AI push sees Alphabet's Google saying it will consolidate its AI teams in its Research and DeepMind divisions
Microsoft Hires DeepMind Co-Founder Mustafa Suleyman
AI push. Deepmind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman joins software giant Microsoft to lead newly created consumer AI division
Google Rebrands Bard AI Chatbot As Gemini
Bard becomes Gemini, as Google rebrands chatbot and launches monthly subscription for access to more powerful AI system
Google Offers Gemini AI Model To Challenge GPT-4
Google's answer to GPT-4 has been unveiled this week, with the arrival of the large language model called Gemini
Google DeepMind Trials Watermarks For AI Images
Google DeepMind develops tool to identify images generated by machines, as tech industry seeks safeguards for AI
UK To Host First Global Safety Summit For AI
During PM visit to Washington DC , government confirms UK will host first global summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) safety
Downing Street Acknowledges ‘Existential’ Risk Of AI
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met the heads of firms including DeepMind and OpenAI to discuss AI safety and regulation
Godfather Of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, Quits Google
Pioneer of neutral networks resigns from Google, to speak openly about misinformation and the dangers of AI
Alphabet To Merge AI Units Deepmind And Google Brain
One better than two? Alphabet doubles down on artificial intelligence, by merging two of its key AI divisions
Government Sets Out ‘Adaptable’ AI Plan
White paper sets out UK government's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks feedback from AI professionals
Google Sued For Use Of NHS Data Of 1.6 Million Brits
Lawsuit alleges Google and Deepmind Technologies used NHS data of 1.6 million Britons 'without their knowledge or consent'
Google Tests Health Monitoring Via Smartphone Sensors
Yet another healthcare move from Google, which is now testing the sensors on smartphones for heart monitoring and eyeball health
DeepMind Co-Founder Suleyman Departs For Investment Firm
DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman leaves parent company Google for Silicon Valley venture capital firm after controversial tenure
Experimental AI Hones Forecasts For Short-Term Weather Events
Experimental AI from Google sister company DeepMind and University of Exeter could improve accuracy of weather predictions within one to two hours
DeepMind Hit By Legal Action Over NHS Deal
Class-action lawsuit on the way against Google and AI sister company DeepMind over deal that gave access to more than a million NHS patient records
Google Health Disbanded; Staff Sent To Other Divisions
The dedicated health unit at Google has been disbanded, with its 570 staff sent to different divisions within the Alphabet empire
DeepMind Uses AI To Predict Human Protein Shapes
Google sister company DeepMind releases massive database of AI-predicted protein shapes in human body and other organisms in 'transformative' breakthrough
Google Investigates Dismissal Of AI Expert Timnit Gebru
After Google staff and outside academics slam Google, Sundar Pichai says it will examine departure of the prominent female AI researcher
Support Grows For ‘Fired’ Google AI Expert
Open letter signed by more than 4,500 people, including academics and DeepMind researchers, expresses support for Timnit Gebru
Google DeepMind Solves 50 Year Old Folding Protein Problem
Breakthrough at Google's AI unit DeepMind allow researchers to determine a protein’s 3D shape from its amino-acid sequence
AI More Accurate Than Doctors For Detecting Breast Cancer – Report
AI system from Google is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, study from UK and US finds
Google Completes Integration of DeepMind Health
NHS Trusts agree to allow Google to process NHS data, as DeepMind Health completes integration
Deepmind Co-founder Takes Leave Of Absence
Co-founder of Google's AI division takes extended leave of absence, by mutual agreement
Google’s DeepMind Prepares Clinical Device For Eye-Scan Diagnoses
London-based AI unit demonstrates real-time diagnosis of eye health using cloud-based prototype, as it plans clinical trials
Kheiron Begins NHS Trials For Breast Cancer Diagnosis AI
The tests, involving historic patient records in Leeds and the East Midlands, are the latest to probe the use of AI in the healthcare sector