Google shifts AI power back to Brin as DeepMind’s Hassabis steps aside

Silicon Valley parent consolidates control as the London lab’s scientific culture gives way to urgency to build AI products

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.

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.

Google DeepMind is undergoing a major restructuring following model delays and a string of high-profile exits.

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's AI divisions are getting reshuffled, the search giant announced on Wednesday.

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

Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind. Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for Cannes Lions Google is shaking up its AI leadership, with some of the company's top experts in the field moving roles or leaving. Shares of the tech giant fell on the news. Demis Hassabis is stepping down as CEO of DeepMind to take on a broader r

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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