Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit

Google DeepMind is facing a significant crisis as reports suggest founder Demis Hassabis may leave the lab soon. Researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu will take over daily operations, while all Gemini development is shifting to the Bay Area. Internal reports indicate that Google is struggling with serious issues in training frontier models, even as its cloud business generates billions. This situation raises questions about whether the company is deliberately betting on infrastructure or simply unable to catch up with market leaders.