Two top researchers from Google’s artificial intelligence lab DeepMind have raised $130 million for a new company with the goal of achieving superintelligence through AI-powered coding agents capable of self-direction.

Google DeepMind has extended the capabilities of its Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer (AMIE) beyond diagnosis to support longitudinal disease management. The system is now designed to assist clinicians in monitoring disease progression,

There seems to be a new, more impressive AI model every week. Given the rapid pace, how can founders best position themselves to build on top of this

Reflection AI Inc., a new startup led by former Google DeepMind researchers, launched today with $130 million in funding.

Project Astra is a research initiative by Google DeepMind, aimed at developing a universal AI assistant capable of understanding and interacting with the world around its users.

According to an internal document viewed by the firm, Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google and board member of Alphabet (GOOGL, Financials), advised staff members at DeepMind, the artificial intelligence branch,

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has recommended that employees at the tech giant’s DeepMind AI division put in 12-hour workdays as the race to artificial general intelligence (AGI) intensifies.

Google DeepMind has hired a former Rain AI engineer with a background in neuromorphic computing for an AI hardware team. Maxence Ernoult spent just over two years at Rain AI, a Sam Altman-backed neuromorphic chip startup that has a letter of intent from OpenAI. The hire has not been previously reported.

While 9to5Google reports some parts of the Project Astra team will remain with DeepMind, the bulk of the Astra group will now be organized under the Gemini app team. Additionally, the team has a new head, as Chris Struhar is now the Vice President of Product for the Gemini app.

As the working hours is triggering a world wide debate, the tech giant Google has pushed its DeepMind team to work 60-hour weeks