TECH - Google's DeepMind Shifting From Research Powerhouse To AI Product Giant Redefining Industry Dynamics | Benzinga
Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary Google DeepMind has decided to transition from a research lab to an AI product factory. This move could potentially challenge the company’s long-standing dominance in foundational research.
What Happened: Google DeepMind, has merged its two AI labs to focus on developing commercial services. This strategic change could potentially disrupt the company’s traditional strength in fundamental research, reported Bloomberg.
The decision to shift gears comes in the wake of a series of AI product launches by rival companies, including OpenAI and Google itself. The launch of AI Overviews, a product that provides responses to certain searches, was marred by embarrassing suggestions.
The feature started giving embarrassing suggestions, like advising people to eat rocks and put glue on pizza. The following week, Google introduced new safeguards, partially to prevent Overviews from unintentionally presenting satirical content as fact. This misstep was particularly damaging for a company in need of an AI success.
Many in the tech industry believe that products like ChatGPT could potentially make Google Search obsolete, a crucial concern given that Search accounts ...