{"slug": "google-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis-is-stepping-down", "title": "Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping down", "summary": "Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping down from his role, according to Axios. Hassabis, who co-founded DeepMind in 2010 and led its integration into Google, will transition to a new position within Alphabet, the parent company. The move comes as DeepMind continues to advance its AI research and products, including the Gemini models.", "body_md": "Article URL: \nhttps://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/google-deepmind-demis-hassabis-ai\n\nComments URL: \nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49184757\n\nPoints: 203\n\n# Comments: 119", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis-is-stepping-down", "canonical_source": "https://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/google-deepmind-demis-hassabis-ai", "published_at": "2026-08-05 16:05:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-05 17:08:25.654753+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-research", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Google DeepMind", "Demis Hassabis", "Alphabet", "Axios", "Gemini"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis-is-stepping-down", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis-is-stepping-down.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis-is-stepping-down.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis-is-stepping-down.jsonld"}}