BlockBeats News, August 5th, Google is in deep negotiations with San Francisco AI programming AI startup Mechanize, planning to reach a deal worth over $1.5 billion. According to sources familiar with the matter, the deal will involve Google bringing in some of Mechanize's talent and obtaining their technology through a non-exclusive licensing agreement. The talent Google is looking to acquire will focus on model evaluation and development. The AI programming track has become one of the most important and lucrative areas for AI applications, and Google, through such a transaction, can directly accelerate the enhancement of its AI coding capabilities.

Over the past two years, Google has turned several acquisitions into hybrid deals of "talent acquisition + technology licensing" rather than direct acquisitions, in part to avoid the antitrust scrutiny that direct full acquisitions may bring. The negotiating model with Mechanize, where some employees are hired, and technology is obtained through licensing instead of a full acquisition, is a continuation of the creative path taken by large Silicon Valley tech companies to acquire core technology and talent in the AI race.