Rumor: Jeff Dean Leaving Google to Start New Lab, Demis Hassabis Ousted as DeepMind CEO
burny_tech · x · 2026-08-06
A tech blogger alleges that Demis Hassabis was ousted as DeepMind CEO, while Jeff Dean and Sanjay are leaving Google to start a new lab. Although these shifts are being carefully framed as positive, the post suggests Hassabis wouldn't accept this willingly and that Jeff Dean's departure indicates a loss of confidence in achieving AGI within Google's ecosystem.
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