What makes some Google employees believe that Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis may succeed Sundar Pichai

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind is reportedly being seen by some Google employees as a potential successor to the current CEO Sundar Pichai. While there is no official word on any succession plan, a Business Insider report says Hassabis’ swift rise in recent years has followed a pattern similar to that of Pichai’s own journey to the top. “His rise reminds me of Sundar’s,” a longtime Google employee who has worked closely with Hassabis and Pichai told the publication. “All of a sudden, you started hearing this name Sundar internally, and he kept having more and more responsibility, and all of a sudden, he was the CEO,” the employee added.

Continuing further, the employee stated “Demis’ rise has been similar. Now, all of a sudden, he’s responsible for what is probably the most important team at Google right now.”