Demis Hassabis says Google DeepMind had to return to its startup roots after the Brain merger
In short: Demis Hassabis, speaking on the 20VC podcast with Harry Stebbings in early April 2026, described how Google DeepMind has accelerated its pace over the past two to three years by merging Google Brain’s compute resources with DeepMind’s research culture and returning to what he called a “startup or entrepreneurial” way of working. He also […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
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Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis predicts first AGI systems within decade
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Google leaders including Demis Hassabis push back on claim of uneven AI adoption internally
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The CES companies hoping your brain is the next big thing in computing
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