Research
Agents that imagine and plan
Imagining the consequences of your actions before you take them is a powerful tool of human cognition. When placing a glass on the edge of a table, for example, we will likely pause to consider how stable it is and whether it might fall. On the basis o…
Imagine this: Creating new visual concepts by recombining familiar ones
Around two and a half thousand years ago a Mesopotamian trader gathered some clay, wood and reeds and changed humanity forever. Over time, their abacus would allow traders to keep track of goods and reconcile their finances, allowing economics to flour…
Producing flexible behaviours in simulated environments
The agility and flexibility of a monkey swinging through the trees or a football player dodging opponents and scoring a goal can be breathtaking. Mastering this kind of sophisticated motor control is a hallmark of physical intelligence, and is a crucia…
Independent Reviewers release first annual report on DeepMind Health
Today, a panel of Independent Reviewers has published itsfirst annual reportinto DeepMind Health. As I wrote in the foreword to their report (written, I add, before Id read it):We chose people who had specific expertise but also reputations for integri…
DeepMind expands to Canada with new research office in Edmonton, Alberta
DeepMind has always been a unique hybrid of startup culture and academia, and weve been lucky to collaborate with many of the best researchers from around the world. Today were thrilled to announce our next phase: the opening of DeepMinds first ever in…