Is It Fair To Criticise DeepMind's Research, Despite Its Ballooning Losses

AI Research is capital intensive & research-focused bodies aren't profit-making entities: In October 2018, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge announced a $1-billion investment in computer and AI research. Meanwhile, Stanford University in California and the University of Cambridge and Oxford University are also doubling down on building their own centres for AI research. Closer home, we have the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is focusing more on solving India's economic and societal issues. Academic groups around the globe are investing heavily in AI research, but we don't look for profits and concrete products coming out of academia. While it's true that university budgets pale in comparison to corporate-owned AI research organisations, but heavy-duty research roadmaps demand big-ticket investments.