Questioning DeepMind's Commercial ROI: Was the Google Acquisition Worth It?
mark_k · x · 2026-08-14
The author sparks debate by suggesting Google's acquisition of DeepMind might not have been entirely worth it. They point out that the foundational Transformer paper originated from Google Brain in California, while questioning DeepMind's tangible, commercially successful contributions since the acquisition.
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