Why did Hassabis step back from DeepMind?
As part of an August 2026 leadership shakeup, Hassabis moved from day-to-day CEO duties to become Chairman of DeepMind and Alphabet's new Chief Scientist. Fortune reported he had increasingly been focused on Isomorphic Labs even before the formal handover, continuing to lead the drug-discovery company full-time.
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Hassabis Left DeepMind's Day-to-Day to Build the Drug Engine Beyond AlphaFoldDemis Hassabis stepped back from running DeepMind to lead Isomorphic Labs full-time, where a $2.1 billion bet is turning AlphaFold into actual drugs.
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