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Google DeepMind Undergoes Major Leadership Shake-Up as Hassabis Steps Into New Role

Google announces a significant restructuring of its AI leadership, headlined by Demis Hassabis stepping down from his role leading Google DeepMind. Hassabis transitions to become the chair of Google DeepMind and the chief scientist at Alphabet, where he continues to oversee Isomorphic Labs, the company's AI-driven drug discovery

Google AI Legend Jeff Dean Departs to Launch Scientific Discovery Startup

Jeff Dean, one of Google's longest-serving and most influential executives, is leaving the company to launch a new AI startup called Discovery Loop. He is joined by several other top Google researchers, including Sanjay Ghemawat, Quoc Le, and Oriol Vinyals. Dean, who has been with Google since 1999

Google Merges Brain and DeepMind Teams Into Single AI Division

Google combines its DeepMind and Google Brain research teams into a unified unit called Google DeepMind to accelerate AI development and keep pace with industry rivals.

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Google Research Outlines Future of Language, Vision, and Generative AI

Google Research kicks off a new series detailing its 2022 achievements and future goals for building highly capable, helpful machines. The initial post focuses on significant advancements in language models, computer vision, and generative AI.

Google Fires Ethical AI Lead Mitchell Amid Ongoing Diversity Turmoil

Google dismisses Ethical AI lead Margaret Mitchell following a five-week investigation into security policy violations, just months after the controversial firing of her co-lead Timnit Gebru.

Google Ousts Top AI Ethics Researcher Over Controversial Language Model Paper

Google forces out Timnit Gebru, a leading AI ethics researcher, following a dispute over a paper highlighting the dangers of large language models. Her sudden departure sparks widespread outrage and protests from thousands of Google employees and tech professionals.

Prominent AI Ethicist Timnit Gebru Reports Abrupt Firing From Google

Renowned artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru states that Google abruptly terminates her employment after she questions the company's demand to retract a research paper. The incident sparks widespread criticism from tech workers regarding Google's commitment to diversity and ethical AI.

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Leading AI Experts Share Predictions for Machine Learning in 2020

Top machine learning minds like Google's Jeff Dean and PyTorch creator Soumith Chintala forecast major developments in natural language models and a growing emphasis on ethics beyond mere accuracy.