Google DeepMind VP makes an important 'clarification' on science team: The culture of Google DeepMind is to...
Google DeepMind research VP Pushmeet Kohli has denied that the company's Science team has pivoted away from research, saying it has expanded instead. His post follows a Financial Times report that DeepMind dismantled its Nobel-winning AlphaFold team, with staff reassigned to Gemini projects and nearly a quarter of authors leaving. Nobel laureate John Jumper is departing for Anthropic with two AlphaFold colleagues.
Google DeepMind research VP Pushmeet Kohli has denied that the company's Science team has pivoted away from research, saying it has expanded instead. His post follows a Financial Times report that DeepMind dismantled its Nobel-winning AlphaFold team, with staff reassigned to Gemini projects and nearly a quarter of authors leaving. Nobel laureate John Jumper is departing for Anthropic with two AlphaFold colleagues.
