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Google DeepMind to open its first AI campus in the world in Seoul (thenextweb.com)
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[–] 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

My condolences

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    This isn't about chatbots and LLMs.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Not mentioned in the article but Gemini is obviously developed by the DeepMind teams, among many other things.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    True, but the institution here is more about the scientific uses of AI.

    The Ministry of Science and ICT framed it as a key element of Korea’s “K-Moonshot” project, which brings together AI and science capabilities to address major national challenges.

    They specifically reference AlphaFold as an example of the kinds of advancements that they're aiming at. The DeepMind team is involved in most of Google's AI projects as they're the leading researchers on the topic.

    I meant that this isn't a school opening to push the technologies responsible for the current AI/LLM/ChatBot bubble that is causing all of the negative societal effects. This is more of an advanced Machine Learning (including neural networks and Transformer chased models) institute than a Chatbot/gen AI factory.

    Too many people conflate the two things so the real science portion of machine learning is catching strays from the fight against the capitalist orgy around generative AI/chatbots.

    It's important to acknowledge the difference.

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    • [–] 0 points 6 months ago

    I know this is not the most popular opinion here, but I genuinely believe this is awesome. The world of the future will at least have AI components, and Demis Hassabis and DeepMind have a record of actually trying to help humanity. Just think of AlphaFold!

    So, I get why you guys are sceptical. Hell, I'm currently in the process of removing Google apps from my life. But a new AI campus? Sounds amazing.

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