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| 2009 || || Prelude || {{w|Demis Hassabis}} attains a doctorate in {{w|Cognitive Neuroscience}} from {{w|University College London}}.<ref name="Google buys UK artificial intelligence startup Deepmind for £400m"/>
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| 2010 || September || Creation || {{w|DeepMind Technologies}} is co-founded by {{w|Demis Hassabis}} alongside {{w|Shane Legg}}, a machine learning researcher from {{w|New Zealand}}, and childhood friend {{w|Mustafa Suleyman}}.<ref name="Google DeepMind: the story behind the world's leading AI startup"/><ref>{{cite web |title=DeepMind’s elusive third cofounder is the man making sure that machines stay on our side |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/shane-legg-google-deepmind-third-cofounder-artificial-intelligence-2017-1 |website=businessinsider.com |accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Neuroscience, intuition and superhumans - how DeepMind co-founder and UCL alumnus Demis Hassabis is leading the Artificial Intelligence revolution |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2016/nov/neuroscience-intuition-and-superhumans-how-deepmind-co-founder-and-ucl-alumnus-demis |website=ucl.ac.uk |accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref>
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| 2011 || February 1 || Funding || DeepMind raises an undisclosed amount from {{w|Founders Fund}} and {{w|Horizons Ventures}}.<ref name="DeepMind Recent News & Activity">{{cite web |title=DeepMind > Recent News & Activity |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/deepmind/timeline/timeline#section-recent-news-activity |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 2013 || December || Team || DeepMind reportedly has around 75 employees.<ref name="Google DeepMind">{{cite web |title=Google To Acquire Artificial Intelligence Company DeepMind |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/01/27/google-to-acquire-artificial-intelligence-company-deepmind/#2d9358fa15b5 |website=forbes.com |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 2013 || || Team || [[w:David Silver (programmer)|David Silver]] joins DeepMind as a full-time research scientist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Computer Science News |url=http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/news/article/david_silver_of_deepmind_delivers_inaugural_lecture_at_ucl/ |website=cs.ucl.ac.uk |accessdate=5 July 2019}}</ref>
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| 2014 || January 27 || Acquisition || {{w|Google}} engages in its largest European acquisition to date with a deal to buy DeepMind for £400 million (US$650 million). From then on, DeepMind starts becoming known worldwide.<ref name="Google's $500+ million purchase of DeepMind just got very interesting">{{cite web |last1=Shead |first1=Sam |title=Google's $500+ million purchase of DeepMind just got very interesting |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/googles-400-million-acquisition-of-deepmind-is-looking-good-2016-7 |website=businessinsider.com |accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google buys UK artificial intelligence startup Deepmind for £400m |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/27/google-acquires-uk-artificial-intelligence-startup-deepmind |website=theguardian.com |accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="Google DeepMind: the story behind the world's leading AI startup">{{cite web |title=Google DeepMind: the story behind the world's leading AI startup |url=https://www.techworld.com/startups/google-deepmind-what-is-it-how-it-works-should-you-be-scared-3615354/ |website=techworld.com |accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Google buys AI firm DeepMind to boost image search"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Google acquires artificial intelligence company DeepMind |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2486983/google-acquires-artificial-intelligence-company-deepmind.html |website=computerworld.com |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || February || {{w|AI}} development || DeepMind develops an algorithm aimed at boosting {{w|wind energy}} efficiency. Google reports having increased energy production by 20% after installing its own AI software across its largest renewable energy facilities in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cuff |first1=Madeleine |title=Google and DeepMind deploy AI to predict wind energy output |url=https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3071829/google-and-deep-mind-use-ai-to-predict-wind-energy |website=businessgreen.com |accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DeepMind: Google uses AI technology to boost wind energy efficiency |url=https://www.edie.net/news/8/Google-to-boost-wind-generation-efficiency-with-AI-powered-technology/ |website=edie.net |accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || March || Team || As of date, DeepMind has about 700 employees.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Webb |first1=Amy |title=The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=-9RtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT55&lpg=PT55&dq=deepmind+%22500..1500%22+employees&source=bl&ots=fxEkpTp_o-&sig=ACfU3U2g7oK7c2Kt5mQv7y6Pb-KJkJ_wgA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw-6-Mu57jAhU_GbkGHQwsD28Q6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=deepmind%20%22500..1500%22%20employees&f=false}}</ref>
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| 2019 || April || Team || Google disbands the advisory board for DeepMind Health. It is the second disbanded review panel related to [[W:Alphabet Inc.|Alphabet]]'s AI dealings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fuertes |first1=Rechelle Ann |title=Google Disbands Advisory Board for DeepMind Health |url=https://edgy.app/google-deepmind-advisory-board |website=edgy.app |accessdate=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fuertes |first1=Rechelle Ann |title=Google Disbands Advisory Board for DeepMind Health |url=https://edgy.app/google-deepmind-advisory-board |website=edgy.app |accessdate=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Merriman |first1=Chris |title=DeepMind becomes the second Alphabet company to disband an AI ethics panel |url=https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3074256/google-deepmind-becomes-the-second-alphabet-company-to-close-an-ai-ethics-panel |website=theinquirer.net |accessdate=3 June 2019}}</ref>
