Google is set to move into its \u00a31 billion European headquarters in London\u2019s King\u2019s Cross from this summer after a series of delays and setbacks, as it revealed the site will be called Platform 37.<\/p>\n
The US technology giant said Google and DeepMind artificial intelligence (AI) experts will begin to relocate to the so-called landscraper building over the summer, having officially started construction in 2018.<\/p>\n
It was originally due to move into the site in 2024, but this has been held back amid issues and reports of contractor problems.<\/p>\n
The site is called a \u201clandscraper\u201d as it is longer than the Shard is tall, stretching to 330 metres in length, while it is 72 metres high, reaching 11 storeys at its highest point.<\/p>\n
Google said the name Platform 37 is a reference to its positioning near King\u2019s Cross station, as well as a breakthrough moment in AI research called Move 37 \u2013 a move in a game of Go played by DeepMind\u2019s AI system AlphaGo against the world\u2019s top Go player, Lee Sae Dol.<\/p>\n
The firm also revealed plans to open The AI Exchange on the ground floor of the new building, which it said will be a public space dedicated to \u201cdeepening the understanding of AI where visitors will be able to engage with a broad range of free, AI-related educational programming, interactive exhibitions and cultural events\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sir Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind co-founder and chief executive, said in a blog that the site was the firm\u2019s \u201cmost ambitious and innovative building to date\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to begin moving our teams into this inspiring and collaborative space.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see this spectacular building as more than an office \u2014 it is a monument to science and intelligence.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur multi-disciplinary teams will work together here to achieve the next world-changing breakthroughs like AlphaGo, pioneering the path towards artificial general intelligence to build a better future for the benefit of everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
On The AI Exchange plans, he added: \u201cVisitors will be able to engage with a broad range of AI topics through free educational programming, interactive exhibitions and cultural events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Designed by Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels, the building has a \u201chung\u201d structure with hanging floors that are not fixed to the side of the building, to increase the sense of light and space.<\/p>\n
The building also boasts a rooftop garden, which has seen Google tie up with the London Wildlife Trust and the borough of Camden to ensure it is densely planted and serves as a habitat to help boost local biodiversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google is set to move into its \u00a31 billion European headquarters in London\u2019s King\u2019s Cross from this summer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7757],"tags":[45503,748,393,867,66701,4884,15140,257,16,15],"class_list":["post-820597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-artificial-general-intelligence","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-google","tag-google-deepmind","tag-great-britain","tag-kings-cross","tag-london","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116215877820212500","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}