Previously, they made a hard push to make sure that their science was "applied" science, but that's softened a bit in their pitches lately [0]. The current ite

Previously, they made a hard push to make sure that their science was "applied" science, but that's softened a bit in their pitches lately [0]. The current iteration has a 4-axis evaluation metric [1], where the value of a given project is measured by the area of the polygon. So, you can make theoretical advances that don't go into products, but it's better for you if they do. [0]: Disclaimer: I've been recruited by Google's research arm, but haven't worked there. [1]: https://ai.google/research/philosophy/ https://ai.google/research/philosophy/