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Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role

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Observers express concern that the division has lost its independence and commercial reality has taken over When Sir Demis Hassabis said AI had brought the world to a “pivotal moment in human history” last month, he knew another big change was imminent. This shift was closer to home. The Nobel prize-winning head of Google DeepMind, Google’s AI unit, announced this week he was relinquishing his day-to-day duties as chief executive and becoming chair. He is also taking on the role of chief scientist at DeepMind’s parent, Alphabet. Continue reading...

First report: Demis Hassabis steps down from Google DeepMind CEO role amid a major AI leadership shake-up — finance.yahoo.com, 6d