DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping back from running the unit day-to-day
He’s becoming the unit’s chairman and Alphabet’s chief scientist, a broader role. DeepMind will now be led by CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu, under the title of senior vice-president.
DeepMind may be absorbed into Google’s wider business
Google is expected to tighten its control over the AI lab, which it acquired 12 years ago.
Jeff Dean is leaving to start a new AI company
After 27 years at Google, the company’s former chief scientist is launching Discovery Loop with three former colleagues. The startup’s goal is to fully automate the process of scientific research, and Google is one of its early investors.
The changes come amid financial concerns at Google AI
In the latest quarter, the company turned cash flow negative for the first time on record. Google is now concentrating its AI leadership in California.
The company is now shifting its AI science
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