DeepMind and Google AI Legends Branch Out: Demis to Health, Jeff Dean to Startup
TheTuringPost · x · 2026-08-06
Recent weeks have seen massive shifts among Google's AI core: Demis Hassabis, while not completely departing, has gained more freedom to focus on what he believes is the true reason for AGI—human health.
Simultaneously, Jeff Dean and his long-time thinking partner Sanjay Ghemawat are leaving Google to found their own venture. The industry is highly anticipating what breakthroughs these top minds will build together outside the corporate giant.
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