Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind is the artificial intelligence research lab within Google. Its channel is run by the lab itself, so it shows the work its own scientists and engineers are doing.

The videos fall into two kinds. Short films explain individual research projects, such as AI tools for genetics, weather forecasting and generating interactive 3D worlds. Longer episodes are in depth conversations with researchers and engineers about where AI is heading and the problems it raises. The tone is polished and optimistic, so it is worth remembering that this is a company presenting its own work. Watching a researcher explain their own work is also a good way to hear how scientists and engineers talk about problems.

Some highlights include:

A short film on Co-Scientist, an AI system built to help researchers come up with and test new scientific ideas.

A long conversation about self driving cars and the engineering behind Waymo’s autonomous vehicles.

A discussion of cybersecurity in the age of AI, covering social engineering, malware and how defenders are adapting.

The channel has over 930,000 subscribers.

AI is changing many areas of engineering, from how weather is forecast to how cars drive themselves. This channel gives a first hand look at research in machine learning, robotics and computational science. It connects most directly to computer science, software engineering and data science, and shows how these fields now feed into biology, climate science and transport.