According to the Financial Times and technology blog The Information Google paid about $ 500 million ( 365 million). According to these materials Google is bidding for the company with the largest online social network in the world Facebook.
DeepMind was founded by 37 -year-old neuroscientist and former child prodigy in the world of chess Demis Hasabis along with Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleiman .Read moreGoogle spends more than its competitors in the U.S. for acquisitions
AI company specializes in the development of algorithms for machine learning and e-commerce and gaming.
It has long been speculated that Google may use the methods of artificial intelligence for better evaluation of its large datasets . The company develops , inter alia, the service Google Now, which acts as a kind of personal assistant to its users and their example can indicate delays in their meetings .
AI becomes an increasingly important area for technology companies. Google for example, develop autonomous vehicles and robots, and in May 2013 began a partnership with NASA , including to the so-called Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab, which is focused on the use of supercomputers and complex mathematical formulas to help improve the aeronautical science and space exploration.
Earlier last year , the Group acquired a Boston Dynamics - the creator of the running fastest robot in the world, for an undisclosed amount.
According to The Information Google creates " ethics committee " to ensure that the technology of Deep Mind will not be abused.
In mid-January the U.S. technology group Acquires Nest, provider of digital thermostats and smoke detectors for 3.2 billion dollars ( 2.34 billion euros). This was the second largest acquisition in corporate history of the concern .
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