Google DeepMindEventBusinessAugust 5, 2026

Google reshuffles AI leadership: Hassabis becomes chair, Jeff Dean exits

Hassabis steps up to Chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet while continuing to lead Isomorphic Labs. Jeff Dean leaves after 27 years to start a public benefit corporation with Sanjay Ghemawat focused on accelerating discoveries across ML, science, and engineering, with other senior researchers departing.

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