Ibrahim: Interdisciplinary teams pairing ethicists and scientists unlock breakthrough AI research
Lila Ibrahim · How Google DeepMind Operates & Experiments — With Lila Ibrahim and James Manyika · Feb 18, 2026 · at 1:59
Lila Ibrahim, COO of Google DeepMind, explains the organization's research philosophy and team structure.
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“We want to build interdisciplinary teams. How do you create a culture where you can have a bioethicist next to a computer scientist and a neuroscientist? Because we think that's really where the magic happens and unlocks the work.”
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