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<p>Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has created a new business unit focused on developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) innovations and products.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’re proud to announce that DeepMind and the Brain team from <a href="https://twitter.com/Google?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Google</a> Research will become a new unit: 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱.<br><br>Together, we&#39;ll accelerate progress towards a world where AI can help solve the biggest challenges facing humanity. → <a href="https://t.co/2pkooMzUvD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/2pkooMzUvD</a></p>&mdash; DeepMind (@DeepMind) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeepMind/status/1649097822338449409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h2 id="merging-of-google-research-8217-s-brain-team-and-deepmind">Merging of Google research&#8217;s brain team and DeepMind</h2>



<p>The newly established Google DeepMind was formed through the amalgamation of the Brain team from Google Research and London-based AI company DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014. The primary objective of this merger is to accelerate the company&#8217;s advancements in AI development while ensuring its safety and responsibility.</p>



<p>Sundar Pichai&#8217;s <a href="https://blog.google/technology/ai/april-ai-update/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">vision</a> for consolidating Google&#8217;s AI expertise into a single, dedicated team is to accelerate the company&#8217;s progress in the AI domain. Jeff Dean, the chief scientist for Google Research and Google DeepMind, will report directly to Pichai and has been assigned to develop a range of powerful, multi-modal AI models.</p>



<h2 id="addressing-concerns-and-fears-around-ai">Addressing concerns and fears around AI</h2>



<p>In response to concerns, such as those expressed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, regarding the potential threat of AI to civilization, Pichai emphasized the unit&#8217;s purpose: &#8220;To ensure the bold and responsible development of general AI, we&#8217;re creating a unit that will help us build more capable systems more safely and responsibly.&#8221; Although Pichai mentioned that the unit&#8217;s developments would be utilized to enhance Google products, specific details have not yet been disclosed.</p>



<p>A recent survey conducted among 11,004 U.S. citizens highlighted significant apprehensions about the potential impact of AI on the workforce. While 56% of respondents believed AI would substantially affect the U.S. economy, a mere 13% thought that &#8220;AI will help more than hurt&#8221; American workers.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">While 62% of Americans believe AI will have a major impact on workers generally, just 28% believe its use in the workplace will have a major effect on them personally.  <a href="https://t.co/ExpDNlOsWl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/ExpDNlOsWl</a> <a href="https://t.co/biMSX1AUln" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/biMSX1AUln</a></p>&mdash; Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/pewresearch/status/1649057962860658699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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