DeepMind CEO Shifts
Demis Hassabis steps down as Google DeepMind CEO to focus on AGI, becoming Chair and Alphabet's Chief Scientist, while Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over as SVP, overseeing Gemini model development and AI research.
Key points
- Demis Hassabis, former Google DeepMind CEO, becomes Chair and Alphabet's Chief Scientist to focus on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
- Koray Kavukcuoglu, previously DeepMind's CTO, is now Senior Vice President, overseeing Gemini model development, Frontier AI research, and the Gemini app and developer teams.
- Hassabis will continue to lead Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs, aiming to use AI for drug development, and advise on strategic and global AGI matters.
- Jeff Dean, Google DeepMind's chief scientist, and Sanjay Ghemawat are leaving to form an AI-focused public benefit corporation called Discovery Loop, with Google as a founding investor.
Google DeepMind is undergoing significant leadership changes. Demis Hassabis, the former CEO, is stepping down to focus on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) as the new Chair and Alphabet's Chief Scientist. Koray Kavukcuoglu, previously DeepMind's CTO, will take over as Senior Vice President.
Hassabis will continue to lead Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs, which aims to use AI for drug development. He will also advise on strategic and global AGI matters.
Additionally, Jeff Dean, Google DeepMind's chief scientist, and Sanjay Ghemawat are leaving to form an AI-focused public benefit corporation called Discovery Loop. Google will be a founding investor in this new company.
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