- Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Thursday that the team that developed the Gemini app will move to DeepMind’s artificial intelligence research division. This is the company’s latest restructuring effort in artificial intelligence.
- The move aims to put the team responsible for developing consumer-generated AI applications at the heart of DeepMind, making AI research and development more efficient while improving feedback loops.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the Gemini app team will move to DeepMind as part of the company’s latest AI reorganization. The goal is to simplify AI development and improve feedback by putting the generative AI team at the heart of DeepMind.
What happened
Sissie Hsiao who is the leader of the Gemini app team, will report to DeepMind CEO (Demis Hassabis) after the transition. Google CEO Pichai mentioned that this integration will accelerate the deployment of new models in the Gemini app, improve post-training efficiency, and leverage product momentum to achieve greater progress.
Additionally, Prabhakar Raghavan responsible for key products such as Search, Ads, Gemini, Shopping, and Maps will no longer oversee these areas. He will take on a new strategic role as Google’s Chief Technology Officer and reporting to Pichai directly. Most of Raghavan’s job will be handed over to Nick Fox, a 21-year Google veteran who has led projects the launch of Google Fi.
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Why this is important
Demis Hassabis is the leader of DeepMind which is Google’s AI research lab. Its core technology being a series of Gemini AI models. The Gemini app team which headed by Sissie Hsiao, will report to Hassabis after the transition. This integration will not only allow for more efficient deployment of the new Gemini models in the app but also enable collection of user feedback faster for optimizing and adjusting the models.This restructuring is Google’s new change aimed at staying competitive in the generative AI field. Through these adjustments, Google hopes to accelerate the deployment of AI models and achieve greater progress in the smart home sector. It also marks a further consolidation and concentration of the company’s efforts in AI to address the intense competition from other tech giants.
