The supplied Ars Technica item claims that DeepMind co-founder and CEO Demis Hassabis will hand off day-to-day management and assume an oversight role at Alphabet, amid departures by senior scientists. It quotes an alleged memo in which Hassabis says AGI feels “close at hand.” However, the item is dated August 5, 2026, which is in the future relative to the current context, and the submission provides neither the memo nor named successors or departing researchers. These claims therefore remain unverified and should not be treated as established news.
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