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Google DeepMind reorganization: Hassabis transferred to chief scientist, focusing on general artificial intelligence applications
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Source: ithome.com
IT House reported on August 6 that Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced yesterday (August 5) the reorganization of its AI company DeepMind. The company’s CEO Demis Hassabis will step down from daily management positions and become chairman and chief scientist of Alphabet, focusing on the strategy and scientific application of general artificial intelligence (AGI). For AlphaFold's breakthrough contributions in the fields of artificial intelligence and protein structure prediction, Hassabis, John Jumper, and American scientist David Baker will share the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Demis Hassabis, Source: WikiMedia IT House quoted a blog post as saying that in addition to serving as the chief scientist of Alphabet, Hassabis will continue to lead the AI drug research and development spin-off company Isomorphic Labs. Hassabis said in a tweet: I have devoted my life to the research and development of general artificial intelligence (AGI). At this critical moment, I will serve as chairman of Google DeepMind and chief scientist of Alphabet. This will allow me to focus on long-term strategies to accelerate scientific breakthroughs, including leveraging my research at Isomorphic to help cure disease. Koray Kavukcuoglu, Chief Technology Officer of DeepMind and Chief Artificial Intelligence Architect of Alphabet, will take over daily operations and serve as Senior Vice President of Google DeepMind. Koray Kavukcuoglu, Source: Google He will report directly to CEO Sundar Pichai, will no longer serve as an independent CEO, and will be responsible for the subsequent development of the Gemini model. In the letter, Hassabis mentioned that the company’s new model has achieved “