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For a while, some DeepMind employees referred to it as"Watermelon." Later, executives called it"Mario." Both code names meant the same thing: a secret plan to break away from parent company Google.
"DeepMind's close partnership with Google and Alphabet since the acquisition has been extraordinarily successful — with their support, we've delivered research breakthroughs that transformed the AI field and are now unlocking some of the biggest questions in science," a DeepMind spokesperson said in a statement.
Internally, people started referring to the plan to gain more autonomy as"Watermelon," two former employees said. The project was later formally named"Mario" among DeepMind's leadership, these people said. Later, in negotiations with Google, DeepMind pursued a status as a company limited by guarantee, a corporate structure without shareholders that is sometimes used by nonprofits. The agreement was that Alphabet would continue to bankroll the firm and would get an exclusive license to its technology, two people involved in the discussions said. There was a condition: Alphabet could not cross certain ethical redlines, such as using DeepMind technology for military weapons or surveillance.
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