Google moves DeepMind AI responsibility team to global affairs unit
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Google is relocating DeepMind's ~90-person AI responsibility team to its global affairs unit, raising researcher concerns about independence. Separately, Barret Zoph returns to Google as VP of research, and OpenAI invests ~$400M in its second startup fund.
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- 2026-08-27 03:10 · Techmeme
SEC filing: OpenAI invests ~$400M in its second startup fund, after it raised $175M for its first fund in 2021 from outside investors, including Microsoft (Sarah Klearman/Wall Street Journal) - 2026-08-27 02:15 · Techmeme
Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph is returning to Google as VP of research, after leaving OpenAI in June and Thinking Machines Lab in January (Wall Street Journal) - 2026-08-26 22:28 · Wall Street Journal Technology
Google Moves AI-Responsibility Team Out of DeepMind Lab in Latest Shake-Up - 2026-08-26 22:05 · Techmeme
Internal email: Google is moving DeepMind's ~90-person "AI responsibility" team, focused on the risks and societal impact of AI, to Google's global affairs unit (Erin Woo/Wall Street Journal)