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Google Deepmind loses both its CEO and chief scientist as Demis Hassabis and Jeff Dean step down simultaneously

Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis and chief scientist Jeff Dean are stepping down from their leadership roles. Hassabis transitions to become Alphabet's chief scientist, while Dean leaves Google after 27 years to launch an AI startup called Discovery Loop. Former CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu steps into the top leadership role as the company reorganizes to compete with rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.

The Decoder·Aug 5, 2026

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