{
  "id": 14942649,
  "title": "Google Research’s chief on why scientific AI is so underappreciated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/google-researchs-chief-on-why-scientific-ai-is-so-underappreciated",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91624458/james-manyika-google-research"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Research, a 26-year-old lab within Google, focuses on both foundational and applied research in various areas, including AI, machine learning, computer science, and science itself. The lab's mandate includes translational work aimed at addressing real-world issues, such as crisis response, community resources, and resilience. Google Research has been involved in scientific breakthroughs, such as genomics, connectomics, and quantum computing programs, which have contributed to AI progress. The lab also prioritizes the potential downsides of AI, investing in privacy, security, and ethical considerations. Google Research collaborates with external academic institutions, such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard, Caltech, and the University of Chicago, on projects ranging from brain wiring diagrams to fruit fly genetics.",
  "summary": "Hello again and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In . Once a year, Google holds a conference on its campus called Research@. Scientific researchers from inside and outside the company pack an on-campus auditorium for a highly compressed look at what its 26-year-old Google Research lab has been up to. This year’s edition emphasized AI —surprise!—and covered a vast amount of ground, from…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}