Google's AI boss: No plans for ads in Gemini
During our convo in Davos, Demis Hassabis and I chatted about ads in AI, Google's new deal with Apple, humanoids, and Gemini 4.
It’s Tuesday, January 20th, in Davos, Switzerland, where I am running on fumes after wrapping my first slate of Sources Live interviews on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.
3 things you should know:
An xAI employee suddenly left the company after going on a podcast and saying the lab plans to essentially create a digital version of Optimus, powered by leasing compute from Tesla owners when the cars are parked and charging. Also: xAI co-founder Greg Yang is leaving after, “I pushed myself hard building xAI and weakened my immune system.”
Elon Musk continues to get very much under OpenAI’s skin.
A question some here in Davos are asking in anticipation of the chaos that will be created by President Donald Trump’s arrival tomorrow afternoon: Can the US military also jam Starlink?
Demis in Davos
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the company doesn’t have “any plans” to put ads in Gemini.
