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capital · May 22, 2026

Google DeepMind Hires Over 20 Researchers from Contextual AI in Licensing Deal

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Google DeepMind reached a deal on May 19, 2026, to hire more than 20 researchers from Contextual AI and license its technology. The arrangement includes payment of roughly $100 million to Contextual AI, with co-founder and CEO Douwe Kiela among those joining DeepMind. Alphabet's AI lab structured the move as a licensing deal rather than a full acquisition. Douwe Kiela and more than 20 researchers from Contextual AI joined Google DeepMind in the May 19, 2026, transaction involving approximately $100 million.

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