--- title: "Google AI Boss Says New System Will Be More Powerful Than OpenAI" description: "Google's forthcoming new AI combines LLM technology with the strengths of the groundbreaking AlphaGo, says Google DeepMind CEO." date: "2023-06-27" modified: "2023-06-27" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-ai-new-system-openai" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Google" - "OpenAI" tags: - "ai" - "DeepMind" - "Google" - "the digest" --- # Google AI Boss Says New System Will Be More Powerful Than OpenAI ![Google's forthcoming new AI combines LLM technology with the strengths of the groundbreaking AlphaGo, says Google DeepMind CEO.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Gemini According to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassibis, Google has an ultra-powerful large language model (LLM) on the way — and it may blow OpenAI's existing systems like the ones powering ChatGPT out of the water. In a new [interview with *Wired*](), Hassibis explained that the new AI dubbed Gemini is built on the capabilities of Google's AlphaGo, a DeepMind-built machine learning system that famously became the [first model to beat a human]() at the incredibly complex game Go back in 2016. AlphaGo has [long been considered]() a pioneer in the realm of reinforcement learning, a form of machine learning that deals with AI decision-making. By powering an LLM with AlphaGo's deep decision-making skills, scientists hope it could one day overtake OpenAI's buzzy products in tasks like reliable text analysis. And, if Hassibis is to be believed, it could even put Google ahead in Silicon Valley's [ongoing]() and [intensely competitive]() AI race. "At a high level you can think of Gemini as combining some of the strengths of AlphaGo-type systems with the amazing language capabilities of the large models," Hassabis told *Wired*. "We also have some new innovations that are going to be pretty interesting." ## Heated Race Before you get too excited, though, Hassibis did concede that Gemini is still very much under development and won't make it to market for several more months. Still, if Gemini does prove to possess superior problem-solving skills over OpenAI's models — and Google still has a *lot* to prove — it could be a big deal. For [all of the strides]() OpenAI has made with its GPT-4 in recent months, in-context reasoning and decision-making are still where OpenAI's latest iteration of its language model [seems to falter](). As AI models are increasingly introduced into our online world, the ability for machines to reliably [make sound decisions and correctly analyze text]() will only become more essential. In any case, despite the widely-held view that Google has been [playing catch-up]() to OpenAI in recent months, Hassibis seems confident about both [Google and DeepMind's powerful place]() in the AI landscape. "If you look at where we are in AI, I would argue that 80 or 90 percent of the innovations come from \[Google or DeepMind\]," Hassabis told *Wired.* "If done correctly, \[AI\] will be the most beneficial technology for humanity ever," he added. "We've got to boldly and bravely go after those things." **More on the AI race:** [*Google Warns Employees about Using AI, While Promoting Its Own AI*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()