Google's AI Shake-Up: DeepMind Loses Independence as Hassabis Prepares Exit
Google is dismantling DeepMind, its renowned AI research lab, and shifting its focus towards cloud and infrastructure development, with founder Demis Hassabis likely to leave the company soon. This move marks a significant change in Google's AI strategy, potentially impacting its position in the competitive AI market.
Google Deepmind is losing its autonomy, and founder Demis Hassabis may leave the AI lab for good in the coming months. AI researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu will take over day-to-day operations without the CEO title, and all Gemini development is moving to the Bay Area. Internally, Google is apparently struggling with serious problems training frontier models, even as its cloud business generates billions. The question is whether the company is deliberately betting on infrastructure or simply can't catch the leaders. The article Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit appeared first on The Decoder.
