Google AI Reshuffle: Jeff Dean Exits, Demis Hassabis Steps Down

Google announces a major AI leadership shake-up as chief scientist Jeff Dean exits after 27 years and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis transitions to chairman.

Aug 6, 2026 - 00:01
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Google AI Reshuffle: Jeff Dean Exits, Demis Hassabis Steps Down
A split photo of former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean and DeepMind's Demis Hassabis.

Google's AI divisions are getting reshuffled, the search giant announced on Wednesday, with chief scientist Jeff Dean leaving the company after 27 years. Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, is moving into a chairman role of that unit and also assuming the title chief scientist of parent company Alphabet, according to a memo from CEO Sundar Pichai that was posted to Google's blog. Alphabet shares fell about 4% after the announcement. Dean, a pioneer in artificial intelligence who's been c

Originally reported by CNBC

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