Google’s DeepMind to Merge Gemini and Veo AI for a Smarter, Real-World Digital Assistant

Google plans to merge Gemini and Veo AI to create a smarter, real-world digital assistant.
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Google’s DeepMind to Merge Gemini and Veo AI for a Smarter, Real-World Digital Assistant
During a recent episode of the Possible podcast hosted by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shared exciting news: Google will eventually combine its powerful Gemini AI with its advanced video-generating Veo model. This move signals a major leap toward creating AI that truly understands and interacts with the physical world. Image Credits:Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg / Getty Images Why Google Is Combining Gemini and Veo As someone who closely follows the evolution of AI, this announcement felt like a significant turning point. Gemini has always been envisioned as a multimodal foundation model — built to process and synthesize text, audio, images, and beyond. By merging it with Veo, Google aims to deepen Gemini’s understanding of real-world physics and context, enhancing its utility in everyday situations. Hassabis described this combination as a step toward building what he calls a universal digital assistant — one that doesn't just process language …