DeepMind Discovers Simple Ways to Enhance Language Model Inference Capabilities


Core figure from DeepMind, David Silver, leaves to start his own company, Ineffable Intelligence. He argues that AI should not rely solely on human data to train large models, but should explore more autonomous paths for intelligence. His departure marks a shift of top AI talent toward more experimental new directions.
Apple Inc. is recently facing challenges of AI talent drain, with several senior researchers leaving, including Yinfei Yang, Haoxuan You, Bailin Wang, and Zirui Wang. Yinfei Yang has chosen to start his own business, while Haoxuan You and Bailin Wang have joined competitors.
DeepMind CEO Hassabis said the gap between China and the US in AI is only a few months, specifically praising Chinese companies like DeepSeek for their impressive model performance, challenging the Western underestimation of China's AI.
Boston Dynamics announced at CES 2026 that its iconic humanoid robot Atlas has officially transitioned from a lab prototype to a commercial mass production stage. This fully electric robot, developed over more than a decade, has been upgraded to an enterprise-level high-strength version. The first batch will be deployed at shareholder Modern Motor and partner Google DeepMind. It is regarded as the most advanced industrial humanoid robot to date.
Google DeepMind predicts 2026 as a pivotal year for AI, with continual learning enabling autonomous knowledge absorption and self-improvement. The 'nested approach' introduced at NeurIPS 2025 enhances large language models' context handling, laying groundwork for this advancement.....