Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping down
Google DeepMind's CEO is stepping down as four top AI researchers leave to start their own company.
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Four top AI researchers at Google have left the company to form a new startup. The New York Times and WIRED were first to report that the researchers are among the most prominent in the field. The Wall Street Journal added that Google is overhauling its AI leadership.
The researchers' departure follows the announcement that Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, is stepping down. According to Axios, Hassabis is shifting his role. Yahoo Finance and the Wall Street Journal both mention the shift in Hassabis's role, but do not specify what his new role will be.
The researchers' departure and Hassabis's shift in role come amid a wave of exits from Google's AI division.
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- DeepMind Chief Scientist Leaves To Start A Company Google Will Invest In 08/06/2026 MediaPost · 3h ago
- Google AI Leadership Shakeup Weighs on Alphabet Stock Barron's · 3h ago
- Four Top Google A.I. Researchers Form New Start-Up The New York Times · 3h ago
- 4 of Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving—and Launching Their Own AI Startup WIRED · 3h ago
- Google Overhauls AI Leadership as Longtime Chief Scientist Joins Wave of Exits WSJ · 3h ago
- Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind chief shifts role Yahoo Finance · 3h ago
- Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping down Axios · 3h ago
- Google stock drops amid DeepMind leadership shake-up Yahoo Finance · 3h ago
- Google's AI shakeup: DeepMind's Hassabis steps aside, senior scientists depart Ars Technica · 3h ago
- Google’s stock drops after Nobel-winning AI executive steps aside The Washington Post · 3h ago
- Google's AI reshuffle: Chief scientist Jeff Dean exits and Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO CNBC · 3h ago
Questions people are asking
Who is leaving Google to start a new AI company?
Four top AI researchers at Google have left the company to form a new startup.
What is happening with Google DeepMind's CEO?
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, is stepping down and shifting his role.
What changes are happening at Google's AI division?
Google is overhauling its AI leadership amid a wave of exits from the division.
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