https://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/google-deepmind-demis-hassabis-ai
>>109469559>Demis Hassabis is leaving his role as CEO of Google DeepMind to be the unit's Chairman. Chief scientist Jeff Dean and another Google AI executive are leaving to start their own company, which Google will invest in.>>109469559
>>109469570Why? So that when it inevitably fails and is in the gutter, they can just declare bankruptcy?
>>109469605Google still has the hardware advantage for AI
>>109469559>sanjay and Jeff leaving altogether>demis on the “I’m totes not quitting pinky swear” trackDeepmind had a string of high profile quittings this year and 3.5 pro is so far behind schedule that open weights models would beat it but this news means that it’s pretty much joever for ai sloppa as far as llm go
>>109470065Maybe Google will hire LeCunn if his JEPA models show promise
So who will be the inevitable Sir who will replace him?
>>109470213pic relatedHe looks like a jeet but is a turk
>>109470359They probably thought>heh, close nuff.
>>109469559>over a dozen noteworthy names bailing from deepmind this year>jeff and sanjay bailing>demis bailing soonWhat the FUCK is happening at google? Were they simply outbid by funny money from ant / oai? Sick of endless political games you need to play at google?where’s 3.5 pro?
>>1094712983.5 rumored to be released this week. Likely to be benchmaxxed but will shit the bed with irl tasks
