Google AI veterans depart in seismic leadership shift - AFR

Technology AI Print article Madhumita Murgia and George Hammond Updated Aug 6, 2026 – 4.19pm , first published at 5.54am London/San Francisco | Sir Demis Hassabis has stepped down as chief executive of Google DeepMind in a shake-up at one of the world’s most influential AI labs. Hassabis will become chair of DeepMind, which he founded, and also take on the role of chief scientist of parent company Alphabet, the company announced on Wednesday. Loading... Financial Times Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login Read More AI Google Executive shake-up Start-ups Sundar Pichai Fetching latest articles