'Demis Hassabis wanted to quit Google': DeepMind founder breaks silence

Days after stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis has shared a long LinkedIn post to employees, even as speculation goes viral that he wanted to quit Google entirely alongside Jeff Dean. Pathfounders reported management persuaded him to take the Chair role to protect the share price. The Financial Times a

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Observers express concern that the division has lost its independence and commercial reality has taken over When Sir Demis Hassabis said AI had brought the world to a “pivotal moment in human history” last month, he knew another big change was imminent. This shift was closer to home. The Nobel prize-winning head of Goo

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Demis Hassabis is stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO and into a new role. Bloomberg/Getty Images Google insiders view Demis Hassabis' move to chief scientist as a way to find the next leap in AI. Since the Google DeepMind merger, some of Hassabis' focus has been pulled away from research. Hassabis had been moving aw

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Demis Hassabis' move to a new Google role is part of a broader DeepMind reorganization, according to people familiar with the changes, as leadership shifts and teams are restructured.

Demis Hassabis’ new role highlights the tension between his scientific ambitions and Google’s pressure to commercialize and scale AI.

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has announced sweeping changes in its artificial intelligence division that sent its share price plunging.The restructure will see AI chief Demis Hassabis step back from his primary managerial role and several key leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer Jeff Dean, depa

Demis Hassabis, a Nobel Prize recipient, will take the newly created title of Alphabet’s chief scientist and transition from being Google DeepMind CEO to being its chairman

The CEO of Google’s AI unit was increasingly unsatisfied with the role of tech executive, preferring a more scientific position, said two people familiar with his thinking.

The split casts doubt over leadership of a critical area in growth right as competition intensifies.

Major leadership changes were announced at Google Wednesday. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced in a memo that Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis will take on a newly created role as the chair of Google DeepMind and the chief scientist at Alphabet. Hassabis will continue to lead Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs, a drug di

Skip to content So long and thanks for all the bots Google’s AI brain drain continues. Demis Hassabis, the now former CEO of Google DeepMind, during an interview in 2026. Credit: Ruhani Kaur/Bloomberg via Getty Images Google got a slow start with generative AI after seemingly being caught flat-footed by Microsoft’s Cop

A handful of high-level personnel changes are coming to DeepMind.

Sir Demis Hassabis steps down as Google DeepMind chief executive  The Times

Minutes after four top researchers said they were leaving, Google said that Demis Hassabis, the Nobel-winning scientist who led the company’s A.I. lab, was stepping into a new job.

Google is making some significant AI leadership changes, including a major shift for Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis. Hassabis will become the chair of Google DeepMind and the chief scientist at Alphabet, CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Wednesday. Hassabis will continue to lead Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs, which ai

Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind chief shifts role  Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 5 : Google parent company Alphabet on Wednesday announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and several leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer Jeff Dean, departing the company.The shakeup comes during a pivotal jun

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