[2] This division has expanded its reach with research facilities in various parts of the world such as Zurich, Paris, Israel, and Beijing.

[4] This reorganization involved the merging of Google Brain and DeepMind, a UK-based company that Google acquired in 2014 that operated separately from the company's core research.

[5] In March 2019, Google announced the creation of an Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) comprising eight members: Alessandro Acquisti, Bubacarr Bah, De Kai, Dyan Gibbens, Joanna Bryson, Kay Coles James, Luciano Floridi and William Joseph Burns.

Following objections from a large number of Google staff to the appointment of Kay Coles James, the Council was abandoned within one month of its establishment.

"[7] Google published a blog post defending the change.