Pedro Domingos: Hassabis stepping down cost Google 300x the DeepMind acquisition price
pmddomingos · x · 2026-08-14
Prominent machine learning scholar Pedro Domingos argues that Demis Hassabis stepping down as CEO of DeepMind cost Google over 300 times what it originally paid to acquire the lab. The claim highlights the immense value of top-tier AI talent in today's tech landscape.
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