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00:02Google is moving its 90-person AI responsibility team from DeepMind to its global affairs organization,
00:09which oversees company-wide lobbying and public policy, according to the Wall Street Journal.
00:14The unit studies risks and societal impacts tied to artificial intelligence,
00:19including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risks, and the psychological effects of chatbots.
00:25Some employees have raised concerns that the move could reduce access to teams developing Google's Gemini models
00:31and make independent research more difficult.
00:34Google said bringing responsibility teams closer together will strengthen AI safety work.
00:39The restructuring is part of broader changes integrating DeepMind more closely with Google.
00:44Other safety teams focused on model behavior, privacy, and security will remain within DeepMind.
00:49The reorganization is scheduled to take effect in early September.
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