Inside Google’s AI reset: How Pichai is redrawing the map & shifting its centre of gravity back to California
Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday announced the largest overhaul of its artificial intelligence leadership since 2023, with Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis stepping back from day-to-day charge of Google DeepMind, longtime engineer Jeff Dean leaving after 27 years to launch a startup, and three other veterans departing with him. Alphabet’s shares closed about 4% lower.
The reshuffle, announced by Madurai-born chief executive Sundar Pichai in a company memo, lands at a pivotal moment for the search giant: the next flagship version of its Gemini model has slipped past its planned June launch, and two of its most prominent AI researchers left for rivals in June.
