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Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has expressed strong confidence in Wajo, an artificial intelligence company founded by a former DeepMind engineer, predicting its ascent to market leadership in the AI agent sector.

Researchers have developed a novel method to embed a "secret watermark" within proteins designed by artificial intelligence (AI) tools, according to a study published online in Nature on September 30, 2026.

The AlphaFold Protein Structure Database, a significant resource for structural biology, has expanded its collection to include predicted protein complexes of common viruses. This expansion, announced on September 24, 2026, in a Nature commentary, aims to bolster efforts in pandemic…

Google DeepMind announced the establishment of a new institute on June 12, 2024, aimed at broadening the public discussion surrounding Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This initiative seeks to engage a wider audience in contemplating the profound societal implications and ethical…

An artificial intelligence system trained on more than 20,000 proprietary protein structures derived from pharmaceutical companies has demonstrated superior performance compared to models that rely solely on publicly available data, such as AlphaFold.

For years, leading artificial intelligence research laboratories, including OpenAI, Google DeepMind (a subsidiary of Alphabet), and Anthropic, have operated under the assumption of an intense, winner-take-all competition to achieve breakthroughs in machine superintelligence or artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Google DeepMind, the artificial intelligence research division of Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company), has initiated testing of a groundbreaking new AI model named Autoregressive Ranking (ARR). This innovative system is designed as a unified approach, aiming to supersede the distinct…

DeepMind, an artificial intelligence research laboratory owned by Google, has developed a new AI model named AlphaGenome that can forecast the consequences of altering every single DNA letter in the human genome.

Demis Hassabis, the co-founder and long-time CEO of Google DeepMind, has transitioned from his leadership role, shifting his focus to advanced AI research. This change was announced on April 10, 2024, by Google, signaling a significant leadership evolution within one…

AI agents offer a promising new paradigm for accelerating scientific discovery, moving beyond the limitations of purely data-driven models. Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and cofounder of Schmidt Sciences, and Suhas Mahesh, who leads AI for science at Schmidt…

The notion that scientific discovery is nearing completion, previously voiced by figures like Albert Michelson in 1903 and Stephen Hawking in the 1980s, has resurfaced with the advent of artificial intelligence.

Sir Demis Hassabis, the Nobel prize-winning co-founder and former chief executive of Google DeepMind, has announced a significant shift in his leadership responsibilities. He is relinquishing his day-to-day duties as CEO of Google DeepMind, the artificial intelligence research division…

Demis Hassabis, a pivotal figure and co-founder of Google's renowned AI research lab DeepMind, is transitioning into a new, dedicated role focused on the company's long-term artificial intelligence research initiatives.

Google has initiated a substantial restructuring of its artificial intelligence operations, following a period marked by talent acquisition challenges, delays in its next flagship model, and reports of low morale.

Jeff Dean, a highly influential engineer credited with significant contributions to Google Search and the company's advancements in artificial intelligence, has departed his long-held position at Google. His departure marks a notable shift in the leadership of Google's AI efforts.

Google DeepMind announced a significant leadership restructuring on Wednesday, with CEO Demis Hassabis relinquishing his CEO title to assume the roles of chairman of the unit and chief scientist of Alphabet.

Demis Hassabis has transitioned from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Google DeepMind, assuming the position of Chairman for the artificial intelligence research lab. This leadership change was announced on June 13, 2024, marking a significant shift for one…

Researchers have leveraged DeepMind's AlphaFold AI to enhance the safety of gene-editing proteins by redesigning them to minimize off-target effects. This advancement addresses a critical challenge in gene-editing therapies, where unintended edits to the wrong DNA sequences can occur due…

Anthropic announced Claude Science on Tuesday, a new flagship product aimed at supporting scientific research, mirroring the function of its Claude Code for software engineering. This advanced AI can autonomously execute complex tasks based on high-level instructions and is equipped…

Noam Shazeer, a co-lead on Google's Gemini AI project, is departing Google to join OpenAI. Concurrently, John Jumper, a key figure behind Google DeepMind's AlphaFold protein-folding AI, is leaving to join Anthropic.