Oct 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google said on

Thursday it will move the team behind the Gemini app to its

artificial intelligence research lab DeepMind as the search

giant looks to streamline its structure and better position

itself in the generative AI race.

The shift "will improve feedback loops, enable fast

deployment of our new models in the Gemini app," CEO Sundar

Pichai said in a blog post.

Gemini is Google's most advanced AI technology, developed by

DeepMind. The Gemini app is the direct consumer interface to the

latest Gemini models.

The Gemini app team, led by Sissie Hsiao, will join Google

DeepMind under the leadership of its CEO Demis Hassabis.

Google also announced that Prabhakar Raghavan, who has led

the company's products including search, ads and commerce will

become chief technologist and work closely with Pichai.

Raghavan's role as lead of the Knowledge and Information

team will be taken up by Nick Fox, who has closely worked with

Google on its AI product roadmap.