Google DeepMind (formerly just DeepMind) is a British artificial intelligence company that was acquired by Google in 2015 and is now a part of Alphabet Inc. It is known for pioneering work in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). DeepMind’s mission is to “solve intelligence” and use it to tackle complex problems that can benefit humanity.
Some of its most notable achievements include:
AlphaGo: DeepMind’s AI system defeated a world champion Go player, Lee Sedol, in 2016. This marked a significant breakthrough because Go is a highly complex board game with more possible moves than atoms in the universe. AlphaGo used a combination of deep neural networks and reinforcement learning
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AlphaFold: In 2020, DeepMind announced a major scientific advancement with AlphaFold, an AI system that predicts protein structures with unprecedented accuracy. This has the potential to revolutionize biology and medicine by helping scientists understand diseases and develop new drugs
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Reinforcement Learning & Healthcare: DeepMind has applied reinforcement learning techniques in several domains, including healthcare. It has developed AI systems for early diagnosis and treatment of conditions like eye diseases, and created algorithms to optimize resource management in hospitals
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