Does Google even want to win at AI?
The Verge Nilay Patel ● Covered by 2 sources
Google reorganized DeepMind’s leadership, with Jeff Dean leaving to start a new lab and Demis Hassabis stepping aside, prompting debate about whether Google is slipping in frontier AI. The interview focuses on Gemini work that emphasizes “3.5” class models that have fallen on leaderboards. As researchers shift away from long-term work toward product-focused efforts, the story suggests Google may keep catching up rather than repeatedly taking the lead in state-of-the-art models.
Why it matters
Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week: Is Google losing the AI race? That’s because last week Google announced a bombshell reorganization of its AI division, Google DeepMind. Jeff Dean, the company’s chief scientist, is […]