DeepMind Reboots: Hassabis Becomes Chair, Jeff Dean Leaves for New Venture
Google announced a sweeping DeepMind overhaul: Demis Hassabis moves from CEO to chair and Alphabet chief scientist, while Koray Kavukcuoglu steps up as SVP. Veteran AI architect Jeff Dean exits after 27 years to launch a public‑benefit ML research company. The shifts signal a tighter focus on AGI breakthroughs and next‑gen model rollouts.