Google DeepMind Overhauls Leadership: Hassabis Becomes Chief Scientist, Jeff Dean Departs
The Decoder · rss · 2026-08-06
Google DeepMind is undergoing a major leadership overhaul. Demis Hassabis is stepping back from day-to-day management to become Alphabet's chief scientist. Meanwhile, Jeff Dean is leaving Google after 27 years to launch a new AI startup called Discovery Loop.
Former DeepMind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu will take over the CEO position. These high-level changes come at a critical time as Google races to close the gap with its top AI rivals.
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