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In conversation with Clemens Meyer, Technical Director @ Google DeepMind.
This time we first dive into Clemens’ journey from startups to joining DeepMind and making an impact in interdisciplinary teams. Then how to balance exploitation and exploration in research, with a focus on measurable progress tracking and finally Google’s early role in the AI race, and reflections on the exponential nature of AI progress. Clemens also shares behind-the-scenes insights into AlphaFold’s success—how it began and how ongoing team efforts helped shape its impact.
00:30 Clemens's responsibilities @ DeepMind
01:53 The shift from startups to managing research teams
07:17 Teams @DeepMind
09:55 How to make sure that teams are making progress
11:28 Exploration vs Exploitation
12:48 Communication is key
14:11 The DeepMind team structure
15:29 The AlphaFold story
24:55 The Gemini story
27:07 Google joining the transformer race
29:11 What to look for in people when making a team?
30:29 The AI hype and what people are missing
32:31 Advice to create impact
35:05 Final thoughts on what should be changed or encouraged @ CDTM
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