Google DeepMind, Google Cloud to allow European researchers access to frontier models

Google DeepMind and Alphabet's cloud service Google Cloud are set to offer up to 200 European scientific researchers direct access to their frontier models, accompanied by $3 million in compute credits, according to the U.S. tech giant's announcement on Wednesday. This initiative aims to equip researchers with Google's scientific tools, including AlphaFold 3, WeatherNext, AlphaGenome, AlphaEvolve, and AlphaEarth Foundations, enabling them to address complex challenges more swiftly.

These advancements hold the potential to revolutionize various fields, from predicting extreme weather patterns to mapping molecular structures.