LLMsAugust 10, 2026
Google DeepMind Loses CEO and Chief Scientist in Same Week
Demis Hassabis steps down as Google DeepMind's operational leader to become chair and Alphabet's chief scientist, staying in London and keeping his Isomorphic Labs role.
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Demis Hassabis
Co-founder & CEO, Google DeepMind
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Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and a 2024 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry for AlphaFold. A former chess prodigy and neuroscientist, he leads some of the most consequential AI research in the world, from AlphaGo to protein-structure prediction.
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