Academic experts and researchers are expressing skepticism about AI's readiness to function as effective scientific collaborators, despite claims from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Critics point to vague results, lack o...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has urged employees to return to the office daily, stating that this is necessary for Google to win the AGI race. Brin suggested that 60 hours of work per week is the "sweet spot" for produc...
AI researcher and Google Brain founder Andrew Ng expressed support for Google's decision to drop its 7-year pledge not to build AI systems for weapons. Ng criticized the original Project Maven protests, arguing that Amer...
Despite Chinese AI startup DeepSeek making waves with its cost-efficient models, Alphabet is significantly increasing its AI investments to $75 billion this year, a 42% increase. Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged Dee...
Google has quietly removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website, replacing it with language about supporting "national security." This change comes amid ongoing employee protests over Goo...
Google has quietly launched Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, its next-generation flagship AI model, via a changelog update in the Gemini chatbot app rather than with a major announcement. The new model, available to Gemini A...
