Research Focus
Google's research (spanning Google Research and, since 2023, the merged Google DeepMind organization) has produced foundational contributions to modern AI, most notably the Transformer architecture underlying nearly all current large language models.
Notable Contributions
- "Attention Is All You Need," introducing the Transformer architecture in 2017
- BERT, an influential early pretrained language model for NLP tasks
- The Gemini model family, Google's current multimodal flagship models
- Extensive work in large-scale distributed training infrastructure
Staying Current on This Lab's Work
See our Google news for recent product announcements, or the lab's own official research blog for primary publications.
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Frequently Asked
Is Google DeepMind the same as Google Research?
They merged into a single organization in 2023, though both names are still used in different contexts; see our DeepMind page for that specific lineage.
What is Google's most influential AI research contribution?
The Transformer architecture, introduced in 2017, underlies nearly all current large language models across the industry, not just Google's own.
Where can I read Google's official research?
Check Google Research's official site for primary publications.
Where can I see Google's specific model papers?
See our Gemini 2.5 Pro page.