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| 2018 || July 18 || Commitment || DeepMind, along with tech leaders, including {{w|Elon Musk}}, sign a pledge promising to not develop “lethal autonomous weapons.” They also call on governments to institute laws against such technology. The pledge is organized by the {{w|Future of Life Institute}}, an outreach group focused on tackling existential risks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vincent |first1=James |title=Elon Musk, DeepMind founders, and others sign pledge to not develop lethal AI weapon systems |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17582570/ai-weapons-pledge-elon-musk-deepmind-founders-future-of-life-institute |website=theverge.com |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Locklear |first1=Mallory |title=DeepMind, Elon Musk and others pledge not to make autonomous AI weapons |url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/18/deepmind-elon-musk-pledge-autonomous-ai-weapons/ |website=engadget.com |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Quach |first1=Katyanna |title=Elon Musk, his arch nemesis DeepMind swear off AI weapons |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/19/keep_ai_nonlethal/ |website=theregister.co.uk |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || August 13 || {{w|AI}} development || DeepMind announces {{w|an AI}} capable of detecting over 50 eye diseases and making correct diagnoses 94.5 per cent % of the time after trial with {{w|Moorfields Eye Hospital}} in {{w|London}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=BURGESS |first1=MATT |title=Now DeepMind's AI can spot eye disease just as well as your doctor |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind-moorfields-ai-eye-nhs |website=wired.co.uk |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Major |first1=Mario L. |title=AI System by Google’s DeepMind Can Diagnose Over 50 Common Eye Diseases |url=https://interestingengineering.com/ai-system-by-googles-deepmind-can-diagnose-over-50-common-eye-diseases |website=interestingengineering.com |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Éanna |title=DeepMind’s AI doctor predicted to transform eye disease diagnosis |url=https://sciencebusiness.net/news/deepminds-ai-doctor-predicted-transform-eye-disease-diagnosis |website=sciencebusiness.net |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vincent |first1=James |title=DeepMind’s AI can detect over 50 eye diseases as accurately as a doctor |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/13/17670156/deepmind-ai-eye-disease-doctor-moorfields |website=theverge.com |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || September 26 || Partnership || DeepMind announces partnership with {{w|Unity Technologies}} with the purpose to accelerate {{w|machine learning}} and artificial intelligence research. The new collaboration would focus on "virtual environments" that DeepMind can use to test and visualize experimental algorithms.<ref>{{cite web |title=DeepMind and Unity will work together on AI research |url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/26/deepmind-unity-ai-machine-learning-environments/ |website=engadget.com |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google's DeepMind teams with leading 3D game dev platform Unity |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-deepmind-teams-with-leading-3d-game-dev-platform-unity/ |website=zdnet.com |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=JOHNSON |first1=KHARI |title=Google’s DeepMind and Unity join forces to create simulated environments for AI training |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/26/googles-deepmind-and-unity-join-forces-to-create-simulated-environments-for-ai-training/ |website=venturebeat.com |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How Google’s DeepMind will train its AI inside Unity’s video game worlds |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90240010/deepminds-ai-will-learn-inside-unitys-video-game-worlds |website=fastcompany.com |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref>
