Google’s DeepMind Shakeup Weakens UK Bid to Stay in AI Race

For years, Demis Hassabis was the only executive to oversee a US technology giant's artificial intelligence development from outside the country. Now, no one does.

By Mark Bergen

Google seeks a sharper focus in AI after Hassabis move

New role for the DeepMind co-founder comes as the competitive frontier in the technology is shifting

Googlers react to Jeff Dean's shock departure: 'Google is finally open-sourcing him for humanity'

Jeff Dean worked at Google for 27 years. Bloomberg/Getty Images Google chief scientist Jeff Dean announced on Wednesday that he is leaving the company in a leadership shakeup. Employees peppered the central message board with jokes and heartfelt messages. Dean was one of Google's earliest employees, and his status both inside and outside the company is legendary. Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, one of the company's most respected engineers and executives, is leaving the search giant as pa...

Google faces AI leadership shake-up as DeepMind chief Hassabis steps down

After 27 years, Jeff Dean is leaving Google: His ‘goodbye email’ explains why

Jeff Dean is leaving Google after 27 years, closing a run that took him from employee number 30 to chief scientist. He built MapReduce and BigTable, started the TPU program, founded Google Brain and co-led Gemini. Now he's CEO of Discovery Loop, chasing AI that improves itself. His farewell note lists it all, plus 18 office moves and Monterey bike rides.

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