Google has announced a significant restructuring of its artificial intelligence leadership, with Demis Hassabis transitioning from operational control of Google DeepMind to a strategic advisory position overseeing the division as chair and serving as chief scientist across Alphabet. Koray Kavukcuoglu, previously the chief technology officer at DeepMind, will assume the day-to-day leadership role as senior vice president while retaining his position as the company's chief AI architect.

Separately, two veteran Google researchers—Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat—are departing to establish Discovery Loop, a new public benefit corporation aimed at developing AI systems capable of solving complex problems in machine learning, science, and engineering. Google has committed to serving as a founding investor in the new venture, suggesting the company views the departure as aligned with its broader research goals rather than a competitive loss.