Demis Hassabis is leaving his role as CEO of Google DeepMind to be the unit's chairman and will add the title of Alphabet chief scientist
THE SO WHAT
An Alphabet chief scientist title for Hassabis elevates research direction to a group-wide concern, not just a lab’s. If you’re aligning with Google’s stack, expect research roadmaps to show up faster in cloud and consumer products you depend on.
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