How Google DeepMind is researching the next Frontier of AI for Gemini — Raia Hadsell, VP of Research
Apr 18, 2026 · 20:37
Google DeepMind VP of Research Raia Hadsell presents three non-language-model frontiers of AI: Gemini Embeddings 2, an omnimodal embedding model that unifies text, video, audio, and PDFs into a single semantic vector for fast retrieval; weather forecasting models including GraphCast (spherical GNN for 15-day forecasts), GenCast (probabilistic model 97% more accurate than benchmarks), and FGN (directly predicts cyclones, used by the US National Hurricane Center); and Genie world models that create interactive, memory-rich 3D environments from prompts, enabling real-time dynamic changes for gaming and education.
