Google Streamlines AI Development Teams Under Google DeepMind

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Google is streamlining its AI development teams by moving them under Google DeepMind, the company's AI R&D division. The move includes Google's AI Studio team and the team developing the API for Google's Gemini series of models. This consolidation aims to accelerate the research to developer pipeline and make DeepMind's work more publicly available. Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, has emphasized the importance of moving faster as a company and establishing a leadership position in AI development.

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