The AI industry is moving gradually toward "omni" models, if you will — models that can understand and synthesize many forms of media. Google's newest Gemini models can generate audio as well as ...

Some Google DeepMind staff are subject to noncompete agreements that stop them working for a rival for up to a year.

Retaining top AI talent is tough amid cutthroat competition between Google, OpenAI, and other heavyweights. Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for ...

“Today’s [AI] systems, they’re very passive, but there’s still a lot of things they can’t do,” Hassabis said during a briefing at Deepmind’s London headquarters on Monday.