Google DeepMind's Vision for AI, Search and Gemini with Oriol Vinyals from Google DeepMind | No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups | Podwise
This podcast episode features Oriol Vinyals, VP of research at Google DeepMind, who shares his insights into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, particularly through the lens of the Gemini project. He discusses the organizational evolution of DeepMind, the impact of AI on traditional search, and the promise of long context lengths in enhancing user experiences. Vinyals emphasizes the critical role of reasoning in AI accuracy, the balance of compute resources in AI development, and challenges in self-evaluation for AI models. He also contemplates the future directions of AI, merging concepts like generalization, specialization, and a contrarian perspective on achieving AGI, all while highlighting the transformative effects of AI on everyday life and career opportunities.
