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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping down

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Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership

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.

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Jeff Dean Leaving Google

Article URL: https://twitter.com/JeffDean/status/2085034604172603724 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49184879 Points: 61 # Comments: 3…

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Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop

Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop, a startup that will seek AI-powered breakthroughs in everything from drug discovery to chip design.

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