Google DeepMind introduces SkillSmith for dynamic model adaptation
Via 9to5google.com
New system lets AI models learn skills on the fly by treating stored weights like text, no retraining required
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) price
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- Last close
- $325
- Close-to-close change
- +1.3%
- Market cap
- $4.0T (shares as of 2026-06-30)
- P/E (trailing)
- 16.3 (EPS to 2026-06-30)
- Annual revenue
- $402.8B USD (FY ended 2025-12-31) 10-K
- Annual revenue growth
- +15.1% (FY ended 2025-12-31 vs FY ended 2024-12-31) 10-K
- Annual net income
- 132,170,000,000 USD (FY ended 2025-12-31, attributable to the company) 10-K
- Annual operating margin
- 32.0% (FY ended 2025-12-31)
- Forward P/E
- Unavailable: no dated forecast source
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$325 | $4.0T | 16.3 | Unavailable | $402.8BFY ended 2025-12-31 · 10-K | +15.1%FY ended 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31 · 10-K | 132,170,000,000FY ended 2025-12-31, attributable to the company · 10-K | 32.0%FY ended 2025-12-31 |
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$322 | $3.9T | 16.2 | Unavailable | $402.8BFY ended 2025-12-31 · 10-K | +15.1%FY ended 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31 · 10-K | 132,170,000,000FY ended 2025-12-31, attributable to the company · 10-K | 32.0%FY ended 2025-12-31 |
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$612 | $1.6T | 20.9 | Unavailable | $201.0BFY ended 2025-12-31 · 10-K | +22.2%FY ended 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31 · 10-K | 60,458,000,000FY ended 2025-12-31, attributable to the company · 10-K | 41.4%FY ended 2025-12-31 |
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$260 | $87.2B | 20.0 | Unavailable | $5.5BFY ended 2025-12-31 · 10-K | +70.0%FY ended 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31 · 10-K | 3,333,751,000FY ended 2025-12-31, attributable to the company · 10-K | 75.8%FY ended 2025-12-31 |
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GOOGLx token unit vs GOOGL share · USD
-10.2% over displayed period
● GOOGLx token┄ GOOGL stock: $324.89
Source: CoinGecko + Gloria · Retrieved Oct 28, 21:15 UTC
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Split-adjusted regular-session stock closes from the existing Gloria shared history, paired only with an observed token price within 45 minutes of 16:00 New York time. Up to 60 matched sessions. No interpolation or missing-date fill. Weekends and known early closes are omitted. Token units are not adjusted for issuer multipliers or dividend treatment. This compares quoted prices, not fair value, executable premiums or arbitrage returns. Solid line: token. Dashed line: stock. Exact quote times and values appear below. Historical observations. Retrieval refers to the token source. Token quote times use UTC. The fixed cohort shows its oldest member fetch.
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| 2026-08-05 | 363.03 | 362.43 | 2026-08-05 20:00 |
| 2026-08-06 | 358.14 | 357.75 | 2026-08-06 20:00 |
| 2026-08-07 | 355.20 | 354.30 | 2026-08-07 20:00 |
| 2026-08-10 | 357.76 | 357.52 | 2026-08-10 20:00 |
| 2026-08-11 | 344.26 | 343.80 | 2026-08-11 20:00 |
| 2026-08-12 | 344.44 | 343.54 | 2026-08-12 20:00 |
| 2026-08-13 | 347.06 | 346.36 | 2026-08-13 20:00 |
| 2026-08-14 | 346.47 | 345.90 | 2026-08-14 20:00 |
| 2026-08-17 | 344.71 | 344.00 | 2026-08-17 20:00 |
| 2026-08-18 | 344.71 | 344.20 | 2026-08-18 20:00 |
| 2026-08-19 | 345.42 | 344.72 | 2026-08-19 20:00 |
| 2026-08-20 | 341.21 | 340.67 | 2026-08-20 20:00 |
| 2026-08-21 | 345.60 | 344.82 | 2026-08-21 20:00 |
| 2026-08-24 | 348.94 | 348.06 | 2026-08-24 20:00 |
| 2026-08-25 | 347.59 | 346.96 | 2026-08-25 20:00 |
| 2026-08-26 | 342.69 | 342.00 | 2026-08-26 20:00 |
| 2026-08-27 | 341.18 | 340.65 | 2026-08-27 20:00 |
| 2026-08-28 | 347.10 | 346.59 | 2026-08-28 20:00 |
| 2026-08-31 | 339.89 | 339.35 | 2026-08-31 20:00 |
| 2026-09-01 | 335.42 | 335.02 | 2026-09-01 20:00 |
| 2026-09-02 | 337.78 | 337.12 | 2026-09-02 20:00 |
| 2026-09-03 | 342.96 | 342.48 | 2026-09-03 20:00 |
| 2026-09-04 | 339.38 | 338.46 | 2026-09-04 20:00 |
| 2026-09-08 | 338.99 | 338.36 | 2026-09-08 20:00 |
| 2026-09-09 | 331.31 | 330.65 | 2026-09-09 20:00 |
| 2026-09-10 | 333.00 | 332.60 | 2026-09-10 20:00 |
| 2026-09-11 | 339.44 | 338.50 | 2026-09-11 20:00 |
| 2026-09-14 | 350.02 | 349.39 | 2026-09-14 20:00 |
| 2026-09-15 | 345.54 | 344.98 | 2026-09-15 20:00 |
| 2026-09-16 | 343.72 | 342.87 | 2026-09-16 20:00 |
| 2026-09-17 | 348.19 | 347.33 | 2026-09-17 20:00 |
| 2026-09-18 | 349.96 | 349.54 | 2026-09-18 20:00 |
| 2026-09-21 | 355.68 | 354.97 | 2026-09-21 20:00 |
| 2026-09-22 | 351.84 | 351.16 | 2026-09-22 20:00 |
| 2026-09-23 | 338.83 | 337.83 | 2026-09-23 20:00 |
| 2026-09-24 | 343.15 | 342.36 | 2026-09-24 20:00 |
| 2026-09-25 | 344.56 | 343.92 | 2026-09-25 20:00 |
| 2026-09-28 | 343.44 | 342.75 | 2026-09-28 20:00 |
| 2026-09-29 | 341.65 | 340.92 | 2026-09-29 20:00 |
| 2026-09-30 | 344.99 | 344.08 | 2026-09-30 20:00 |
| 2026-10-01 | 339.14 | 338.24 | 2026-10-01 20:00 |
| 2026-10-02 | 344.17 | 343.50 | 2026-10-02 20:00 |
| 2026-10-05 | 347.05 | 346.47 | 2026-10-05 20:00 |
| 2026-10-06 | 348.53 | 347.68 | 2026-10-06 20:00 |
| 2026-10-07 | 351.27 | 350.50 | 2026-10-07 20:00 |
| 2026-10-08 | 348.51 | 348.29 | 2026-10-08 20:00 |
| 2026-10-09 | 352.71 | 351.66 | 2026-10-09 20:00 |
| 2026-10-12 | 353.57 | 352.72 | 2026-10-12 20:00 |
| 2026-10-13 | 354.45 | 353.78 | 2026-10-13 20:00 |
| 2026-10-14 | 347.97 | 347.64 | 2026-10-14 20:00 |
| 2026-10-15 | 350.19 | 349.22 | 2026-10-15 20:00 |
| 2026-10-16 | 341.50 | 340.59 | 2026-10-16 20:00 |
| 2026-10-19 | 345.25 | 344.18 | 2026-10-19 20:00 |
| 2026-10-20 | 340.61 | 340.28 | 2026-10-20 20:00 |
| 2026-10-21 | 335.85 | 334.76 | 2026-10-21 20:00 |
| 2026-10-22 | 324.33 | 324.22 | 2026-10-22 20:00 |
| 2026-10-23 | 321.30 | 320.21 | 2026-10-23 20:00 |
| 2026-10-26 | 317.69 | 316.80 | 2026-10-26 20:00 |
| 2026-10-27 | 321.43 | 320.58 | 2026-10-27 20:00 |
| 2026-10-28 | 325.97 | 324.89 | 2026-10-28 20:00 |
Stock history: Gloria · Retrieved Oct 29, 00:31 UTC. Token history: CoinGecko GOOGLx.
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Google DeepMind just built something that could reshape how AI models pick up new tricks. SkillSmith, detailed in a paper submitted to arXiv on July 29, 2026, generates new model capabilities at inference time by blending stored text knowledge with parametric weight information. No retraining necessary.
The system uses prefix-tuning to treat stored model weights as a native modality alongside traditional text input. SkillSmith bridges the gap between text-based knowledge composition and parametric skill libraries, which have traditionally been processed separately. It synthesizes rich textual metadata and prefix weights together, then generates new prefix weights tailored for specific skills through what the researchers call an “instruction-steered paradigm.”
Lead author Lucio M. Dery and six co-authors, all affiliated with Google, demonstrated that SkillSmith significantly outperforms both text-only and weight-space-only baseline models in instruction-steered tasks.
Prefix-tuning itself isn’t new. It’s been a known technique for adapting models without full fine-tuning. What SkillSmith adds is the ability to treat those prefix weights as composable building blocks that can be mixed and matched based on instructions.
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Discussion on social platforms like X and LinkedIn indicates noteworthy industry interest in the paper. Google’s internal collaboration on this paper, with all seven authors under one roof, highlights the coordination advantage that large labs still hold over fragmented open-source or decentralized efforts.
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