Report: Google Retained Hassabis to Prevent Stock Crash Amid Departure Plans
rickasaurus · x · 2026-08-08
According to a report by Pathfounders, Demis Hassabis actually planned to leave Google alongside Jeff Dean. However, Google management feared the news would trigger a collapse in its share price and successfully persuaded him to stay. Hassabis was transitioned to a Chairman role to stabilize the organization before an eventual dignified exit.
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