Google shakes up AI leadership as Hassabis exits DeepMind CEO role, Jeff Dean quits

Google has overhauled its AI leadership, with Demis Hassabis stepping down as DeepMind CEO to become the lab's chair and Alphabet's chief scientist. CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu takes charge of DeepMind's day-to-day operations. Chief scientist Jeff Dean is leaving after 27 years to launch Discovery Loop, which Google will back.