Google DeepMind’s India chiefs on the race to make AI cheaper, safer — and finally good at code
Google DeepMind's India leaders, Manish Gupta and Seshu Ajjarapu, emphasized that enhancing AI coding capabilities is a top priority, following CEO Sundar Pichai's acknowledgment of the company's lag in this area. The executives highlighted India's unique market conditions, which drive the need for more efficient AI models, influencing the development of Gemini models that are both cheaper and faster. Their research includes innovative techniques like the Matryoshka-inspired transformer, aimed at reducing compute costs and improving overall AI performance.