Report: DeepMind Co-founder Hassabis Considered Leaving, Stayed to Prevent Stock Crash
borowcy · reddit · 2026-08-09
According to an X post, Demis Hassabis planned to leave alongside Dean. However, Google convinced him to stay due to fears that their departure would trigger a massive stock crash.
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