[Google AI Command Center Hidden in a Break Room, Brin Bypasses Approvals to Directly Allocate Resources] Beating AI News, according to Business Insider's interviews with eight current and former Google employees, the de facto command center for Gemini is hidden in a break room on the second floor of Google's Mountain View office building. This space, originally equipped with just a coffee machine, refrigerator, and snacks, now features a circle of desks. Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Google DeepMind head Koray Kavukcuoglu, and other core members often work here, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai also visits several times a week. Employees simply call it 'Sergey's Mini Kitchen.' Although Brin holds no formal management position, his status as a co-founder allows him to bypass Google's complex approval processes. For example, the Gemini team typically needs to draft documents and seek executive approval to request TPUs and other chips. However, going to the kitchen to find Brin offers a more direct route. He also actively participates in discussions about model scale, release timelines, and AGI strategies. The Gemini programming task force has even set up their desks next to his. One former employee described Brin as wanting to run Gemini like a startup. This year, Brin also pushed for software to record parts of Google's employees' programming processes, using this data for reinforcement learning to enhance Gemini's programming capabilities. Last year, he directly halted the Frozen chip project led by Jeff Dean, which was later revived in the form of Frozen v2. [Original Link]