# Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit > Source: > Published: 2026-08-09 08:56:12+00:00 # Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) Google [Deepmind](/glossary/deepmind) is losing its autonomy, and founder Demis Hassabis may leave the AI lab for good in the coming months. AI researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu will take over day-to-day operations without the CEO title, and all [Gemini](/glossary/gemini) development is moving to the Bay Area. Internally, Google is apparently struggling with serious problems [training](/glossary/training) frontier models, even as its cloud business generates billions. The question is whether the company is deliberately betting on infrastructure or simply can't catch the leaders. The article [Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit](https://the-decoder.com/google-dismantles-deepmind-and-bets-on-a-fresh-start-as-hassabis-heads-for-the-exit/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. ## Key Terms Explained [Decoder](/glossary/decoder) The part of a neural network that generates output from an internal representation. [DeepMind](/glossary/deepmind) A leading AI research lab, now part of Google. [Gemini](/glossary/gemini) Google's flagship multimodal AI model family, developed by Google DeepMind. [Training](/glossary/training) The process of teaching an AI model by exposing it to data and adjusting its parameters to minimize errors.