Google DeepMind Shake-up: Hassabis Steps Down as CEO, Jeff Dean Departs
Alphabet announces a major leadership overhaul of its AI division: DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis steps down as CEO to become Chairman and Alphabet’s Chief Scientist. CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over daily operations, while 27-year Google veteran Jeff Dean departs to launch a startup. Google stock dropped 4% as concerns mount about the company falling behind in the AI race.
