Google is expanding its AI empire — and losing the people who built it
What's happening
Google reorganized its top AI leadership this week: Demis Hassabis will move from CEO of Google DeepMind to chair of DeepMind and become Alphabet's chief scientist while continuing to lead Isomorphic Labs. At the same time, longtime Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is leaving after 27 years, joined by other senior AI researchers who are departing to start a new AI startup focused on accelerating scientific discovery. The changes are being described internally and in coverage as a major shakeup that includes political friction even as Google frames the moves as positioning for future AI work.
Why it's trending
Multiple high-profile exits and a simultaneous promotion inside DeepMind make this a clear inflection point in Google's AI organization right now.
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Google just promoted Demis Hassabis and lost Jeff Dean, maybe that's the moment Google finally admits AI leadership needs new startups, not new titles.
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- DeepMind founder ascends to singular AI role at GoogleInfoWorldAug 7
- The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup
In the AI industry, Google prides itself on seeming like the adult in the room: quiet, stable, time-tested. On Wednesday, even as the company announced its largest AI org shakeup yet, Google and its leaders presented a unified front, keeping their messaging focused on how the changes tee up future success. But the reality is […]
The Verge AIAug 6 - Google's Chief Scientist Is Leaving After 27 Years–To Start His Own AI CompanyHackerNewsAug 5
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