Google chief scientist Jeff Dean leaving in AI reshuffle after 27 years at company
The company named Koray Kavukcuoglu to run daily AI operations as Demis Hassabis shifts to chairman and chief scientist.
- On Wednesday, Alphabet announced a major leadership overhaul of its AI division, triggering a 4% selloff in shares to $361 in afternoon trading.
- DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis transitions to Alphabet chief scientist and chairman, while technology chief Koray Kavukcuoglu assumes day-to-day operations; longtime chief scientist Jeff Dean and three senior colleagues depart simultaneously.
- Dean and colleagues are launching Discovery Loop, a public benefit corporation focused on science and engineering, with Alphabet serving as founding investor and cloud partner.
- Investors fear the reshuffle signals a "brain drain" at a delicate moment, as Google trails rivals OpenAI and Anthropic; the flagship Gemini model remains unreleased despite a planned June launch.
- Despite Wednesday's drop, Alphabet shares remain up 16% year to date; market attention shifts to the Gemini Pro release, which prediction markets place at 76% probability by August 31.
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Google has announced changes in the bosses of its artificial intelligence divisions. There are veterans' exits, such as Jeff Dean, and changes in the IA DeepMind lab.
DeepMind co-founder will take on long-term scientific research at Alphabet in a key move to accelerate development against OpenAI and Anthropic
Google reshuffles AI leadership; Demis Hassabis becomes Alphabet chief scientist
New Delhi: Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced a leadership restructuring at Google DeepMind, moving Demis Hassabis into a strategic role as chair of the AI unit and chief scientist of Alphabet. Hassabis will hand over his day-to-day operational responsibilities at Google DeepMind and focus on the development and broader implications of artificial general intelligence. He will continue to lead Isomorphic Labs, Alphabet’s AI drug-disc…
Google DeepMind shakeup as Demis Hassabis becomes chief scientist and Gemini leaders launch Discovery Loop
SAN FRANCISCO: Google parent company Alphabet on Wednesday announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and several leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer Jeff Dean, departing the company.The shakeup comes during a pivotal juncture for Google DeepMind: the flagship version of its latest Gemini model remains unreleased despite a planned June launch, sparking in…
Google has announced a major reshuffle. Prominent AI scientists and engineers are leaving the company, while Nobel laureate and AI chief Demis Hassabis is transitioning to a key role.
Google AI shake-up puts Greek Cypriot Hassabis in top science role
Google parent Alphabet has overhauled the leadership of its artificial intelligence operations, moving Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis from the day-to-day running of Google DeepMind into a newly created group-wide science role, while four senior figures behind Gemini leave to launch their own company. The changes come at a sensitive time for Google, with the most […]
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