AI Labs: Google DeepMind plans its comeback

FT Tech Tonic by Saragosa Manuela

May 13, 202629:38Business

In the latest AI boom Google has been playing catch-up with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic. But with stacks of cash, its own AI chips and some of the best AI talent in the world, is Google about to make a comeback? Mu...

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