Google DeepMind reportedly losing its independence, founder Demis Hassabis heading for departure
According to reporting by The Guardian and Pathfounders, DeepMind is losing its independence and becoming part of Google. Founder Demis Hassabis is reportedly set to leave in the coming months, Koray Kavukcuoglu is taking over operational leadership without the title of CEO, Gemini development is moving to the Bay Area, and Sergey is gaining influence…
Developers and users who depend on Gemini models should take into account that the leadership and organization of the team developing the models are changing, which, according to the cited sources, is also linked to delays to some planned versions (e.g. Gemini 3.5 Pro).