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    Demis Hassabis

    Chairman and co-founder of Google DeepMind; chief scientist of Alphabet

    Chairman and co-founder, Google DeepMind · Chief scientist, Alphabet · Chief executive officer and co-founder, Isomorphic Labs

    Background

    Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur. He was knighted in 2024 for his work on AI.

    He is the chairman and co-founder of Google DeepMind and the chief scientist of Alphabet. He is also the chief executive officer and co-founder of Isomorphic Labs.

    In 2024, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with John M. Jumper for AI research on protein structure prediction.

    About Google DeepMind

    Google DeepMind: Google DeepMind is an artificial intelligence research lab owned by Alphabet Inc. It is based in London and builds AI models such as Gemini, Veo and AlphaFold.

    Key facts

    Current roles
    Chairman and co-founder of Google DeepMind; chief scientist of Alphabet; chief executive officer and co-founder of Isomorphic Labssource
    Born
    27 July 1976source
    Nobel Prize
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2024, shared with John M. Jumper for AI research contributions to protein structure predictionsource
    Honours
    Appointed a CBE in 2017; knighted in 2024 for his work on AIsource
    Education
    Queens' College, Cambridge: completed the Computer Science Tripos and graduated in 1997 with a double firstsource

    WYDE coverage of Demis Hassabis

    WYDE Newsroom has published 3 articles about Demis Hassabis, from Aug 8, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026. Demis Hassabis is the subject of 2 stories and a named leader in 1 story. The most recent is OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Have Been Coordinating on AI Safety for Weeks.

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    OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Have Been Coordinating on AI Safety for Weeks

    OpenAI policy chief Chris Lehane confirmed the three leading AI labs have spent weeks coordinating on frontier AI safety, weighing an industry standards body and independent verification, even as the White House dismisses the risks.

    Sep 17, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

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    Aug 8, 2026 · 8 min read · Subject of the story

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    Demis Hassabis Steps Down as Google DeepMind CEO to Become Alphabet's Chief Scientist

    Sundar Pichai's reshuffle moves Hassabis into a new Chair and Chief Scientist role, sends longtime engineer Jeff Dean out the door to start his own company, and lands as Google faces delays on Gemini 3.5 Pro.

    Aug 8, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Reported alongside Demis Hassabis

    • Google · in 3 stories with Demis Hassabis
    • Google DeepMind · in 3 stories with Demis Hassabis
    • OpenAI · in 2 stories with Demis Hassabis
    • Anthropic · in 1 story with Demis Hassabis
    • Arc Institute · in 1 story with Demis Hassabis
    • BitGo · in 1 story with Demis Hassabis
    • BNY · in 1 story with Demis Hassabis
    • Circle · in 1 story with Demis Hassabis

    Sources

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