Demis Hassabis

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Noted: stepping down as CEO of Google DeepMind · 2026-08-10
Noted: becoming chairman of Google DeepMind · 2026-08-10
Noted: becoming chief scientist at Alphabet · 2026-08-10
Noted: warned that AGI could arrive within a few years and that competition has outpaced safety understanding · 2026-07-15
Announced: proposed a U.S. standards body to evaluate frontier AI models for dangerous capabilities · 2026-07-15
Announced: plan would initially be voluntary and later mandatory · 2026-07-15

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Aug 10

Demis Hassabis Steps Down as Google DeepMind CEO to Become Chairman

Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis is stepping down as CEO and will become chairman of the lab while also taking on the role of chief scientist at Alphabet. Koray Kavukcuoglu, Google's chief AI architect, will lead Google DeepMind as senior vice president. Hassabis said the move gives him time to focus on the bigger picture as artificial general intelligence approaches.

Jul 15

Demis Hassabis Proposes U.S. AI Standards Body, Altman and Nadella Back It

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has proposed a U.S. standards body to evaluate frontier AI models for dangerous capabilities. The plan, outlined in a July 14 document, would initially be voluntary and later mandatory. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed support. Hassabis warned that AGI could arrive within a few years and that competition has outpaced safety understanding.