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Google overhauls AI leadership as Demis Hassabis and Jeff Dean step aside
Google has reshuffled key leadership in its artificial intelligence organisation, moving DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to an Alphabet chief scientist role focused on long-term AI research and changing the position of senior engineering leader Jeff Dean. Industry figures called the moves a signal that Google wants to unify its AI strategy and simplify organisation and resource allocation, while others raised concerns about DeepMind’s independence and safety emphasis.
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Google develops Frozen v2 AI inference chip, up to 10 times more efficient than TPU
Google is developing a new server chip that directly integrates the design of its Gemini AI model, The Information reported on July 21, citing two people familiar with internal matters. The chip, called Frozen v2 inside Google, is aimed at addressing an AI computing power shortage that has fueled internal conflict and led Google Cloud to turn down external customer contracts. Employees involved expect Frozen v2 to be 6 to 10 times more efficient than the latest TPU by tokens processed per unit of power. Google plans to deploy it as early as 2028.
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200 Nobel laureates and big tech leaders warn AI job shock must be prepared for now
About 200 economists, big tech executives and AI researchers have released an open letter urging governments and industry to prepare policies for the possibility that AI will replace large numbers of jobs. Led by Stanford Digital Economy Lab, the letter says AI could become far more powerful over the next decade and that institutions and safeguards must be built quickly. It calls for analyzing AI’s economic impact and designing incentives and protections to spread productivity gains while reducing employment risks.