Google AI leadership reshuffle and Jeff Dean's departure
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Jeff Dean, Demis Hassabis, Sundar Pichai, Koray Kavukcuoglu
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August 5, 2026
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Read our editorial policy- Earlier version 28/6/2026, 1:51:07 AM
Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is leaving the company after 27 years to start a new venture. Demis Hassabis will take on the role of chairman of Google DeepMind and chief scientist of Alphabet. Koray Kavukcuoglu will lead the AI division and the development of Gemini 4.
- Earlier version 18/6/2026, 1:31:14 AM
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