Hassabis: Google has no plans at the moment for Gemini ads
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In a clip played on TBPN, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis addresses whether Google plans to monetize its Gemini app with advertising.
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“From our point of view, we have no plans at the moment to do ads, if you're talking about the Gemini app, right specifically.”
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