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What actually changed Two announcements landed together on 5 August 2026, and the market read them as one event. The 5 August 2026 Google AI leadership changes, as announced. Person Was Now Demis HassabisChief executive, Google DeepMindChairman of Google DeepMind and chief scientist of Alphabet; continues to lead Isomorphic Labs Koray KavukcuogluChief technology officer, Google DeepMindSenior vice president, running day-to-day operations, reporting to Sundar Pichai Jeff DeanChief scientist, GoogleLeaving after 27 years to co-found Discovery Loop, a startup automating scientific experiments Alphabet shares fell around five per cent on the news, with reports putting the figure between five and 5.5 per cent depending on the measurement window. Reporting on the Dean departure describes it as…
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