Google Inc. is adding to its range of artificial intelligence with the acquisition of DeepMind Technologies Ltd., a London-based startup founded by former chess prodigy and neuroscientist Demis Hassabis.

DeepMind’s expertise will be used to improve search results, Google Translate and other products, said a Google spokesman in London, who asked not to be named citing company policy.

“We combine the best techniques from machine learning and systems neuroscience to build powerful general-purpose learning algorithms,” DeepMind said on its website. The company didn’t immediately respond to an e-mailed request for comment. More.

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