Google Deepens its AI Ambitions: New Team to Build AI that Simulates the Physical World
Google forms a new team to build AI that simulates the real world, led by Tim Brooks.
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Google Deepens its AI Ambitions: New Team to Build AI that Simulates the Physical World
Google is making a significant move in the burgeoning field of AI, announcing the formation of a new team dedicated to developing AI models capable of simulating the physical world. This ambitious initiative, spearheaded by Tim Brooks, a prominent figure in AI research who recently joined Google DeepMind from OpenAI, signifies a major step forward in Google's pursuit of cutting-edge AI capabilities. Brooks, renowned for his pivotal role in the development of OpenAI's groundbreaking video generator, Sora, will lead this new team within the esteemed Google DeepMind research lab. In a recent post on X, Brooks outlined the team's ambitious mission: "DeepMind has ambitious plans to make massive generative models that simulate the world. I’m hiring for a new team with this mission." Building upon Existing Strengths: This new venture will leverage and expand upon the impressive groundwork laid by several existing Google AI projects. Notably, the team will collaborate close…
