According to Jeff Dean on Twitter, a recent discussion with Magdalena Balazinska, Partha Ranganathan, and Urs Hölzle highlighted how long-term investments in basic university research have fueled many foundational innovations in AI and computing, such as TCP/IP and RISC processors. This academic groundwork has directly influenced Google’s AI advancements, including the development of large-scale machine learning systems and cloud infrastructure. The panel emphasized that sustained support for academic research creates a pipeline for breakthrough technologies, which are later commercialized and scaled in industry settings like Google (source: Jeff Dean, Twitter, Dec 2, 2025).