The Decoder reports that Demis Hassabis will step back from Google DeepMind’s day-to-day management to become Alphabet’s chief scientist, while Jeff Dean will leave Google after 27 years to launch an AI startup called Discovery Loop. Former DeepMind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu is said to be taking over. These would be major changes to Google’s AI leadership, but the supplied publication date is August 5, 2026, and no official Alphabet, Google, DeepMind, or executive announcement is included. The claims therefore remain unverified from the provided material.
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