What’s behind the Google AI shake-up
Some of the biggest names on Google's AI team got new jobs this week. In some cases, including for legendary Googler Jeff Dean, those jobs are no longer at Google. Given that Google's models seem to be behind the best of what's coming out of anthropic and OpenAI, is this a sign of Google in […]
Google has undergone a leadership shake-up in its AI team, with several high-profile names getting new jobs. Demis Hassabis is stepping down as CEO of Google DeepMind and taking on a new role as chief scientist at Google parent company Alphabet. He will also become chair of DeepMind.
Longtime chief scientist Jeff Dean is also leaving Google, although his new role is not specified. According to Business Insider, Hassabis' move is seen as a way to find the next breakthrough in AI, and his focus will shift away from day-to-day managerial work.
Some Google insiders view Hassabis' new role as a way to help the company make bigger leaps in AI, particularly in areas beyond chatbots and coding, where Google is currently trailing its competitors. One longtime Googler described Hassabis as not caring about chatbots, but rather wanting to use AI to cure cancer.
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