“I’ve been working towards AGI my whole life, and as we enter this pivotal moment, I’m stepping into a new role as Chair of Google DeepMind & Chief Scientist of Alphabet. This will allow me to focus on long-term strategy, and accelerating scientific breakthroughs, including”
Industry sources claim Hassabis planned to leave Google alongside Dean and management worried about stock impact.
“industry sources believe Hassabis intended to exit alongside Dean, and that Google management feared the twin departure would gut the share price.”