Google's AI shakeup: Hassabis now Alphabet chief scientist, Dean departs
In a memo from Sundar Pichai, DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis will swap his CEO duties for the chair of Google DeepMind and the role of Alphabet chief scientist. Veteran AI leader Jeff Dean is leaving to launch a new AI‑for‑science startup. The reshuffle sharpens Alphabet’s focus on AGI strategy and next‑generation Gemini models.