Google merges Brain and DeepMind into Google DeepMind

Google said on 20 April 2023 that it was combining the Brain team from Google Research with DeepMind into a single unit called Google DeepMind, led by DeepMind’s co-founder and chief executive Demis Hassabis. Google said the move would accelerate its progress in AI.

Why it mattered Google’s research on AI and its product work came under one leader, and the combined organization shipped Gemini before the year was out.