DeepMind has best privacy infrastructure for handling NHS data, says co-founder

Google's artificial intelligence company hits back in row over data-sharing agreement for medical records

Google's DeepMind has hit back at criticism of its partnership with London's Royal Free hospital to develop an app that helps doctors and nurses rapidly identify and treat acute kidney injuries.

DeepMind's co-founder, Mustafa Suleyman, said the company was better placed than any other to handle sensitive medical data, given its long history of securing highly personal information from other fields. He said: "As Googlers, we have the very best privacy and secure infrastructure for managing the most sensitive data in the world. That's something we're able to draw upon as we're such a core part of Google."