Hassabis Poised to Swap CEO Desk for Scientist Role as Alphabet Reshapes AI Leadership

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Hassabis Poised to Swap CEO Desk for Scientist Role as Alphabet Reshapes AI Leadership
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An anonymously sourced Semafor report says Demis Hassabis has been planning to step down as Google DeepMind CEO for about a year to become Alphabet’s chief scientist, while remaining DeepMind chair and heading Alphabet’s AI drug‑discovery arm Isomorphic Labs. Alphabet confirmed a broader leadership shakeup to sharpen its AI strategy, with Hassabis continuing to influence DeepMind’s and AlphaFold’s ecosystem.

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