Demis Hassabis
British artificial intelligence researcher (born 1976)
Photo: John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 5
Former AI researchers warn New York City Council of extinction risks as lawmakers weigh 10 oversight bills
Former employees from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind testified before all 51 members of the New York City Council, urging municipal regulation as federal oversight remains stalled.
- Sep 30
Google restricts Gemini 4 Argon release to cyber experts after White House safety pact
Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon with a 1-million-token output capacity, limiting initial deployment to select cybersecurity specialists and federal reviewers under a voluntary White House safety framework.
- Sep 22
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 with lower token prices ahead of planned IPO
The model costs $4 per million input tokens and $20 for output tokens, offering Fable-level performance with third-party safety evaluations.
- Aug 6
Google AI leadership shakeup: DeepMind's Hassabis moves to Alphabet Chief Scientist, Jeff Dean exits for startup Discovery Loop
Alphabet announced a sweeping reorganization of its AI division on Wednesday, with Demis Hassabis stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO to become Chairman and Alphabet Chief Scientist, while veteran engineer Jeff Dean and three other top researchers depart to found Discovery Loop, a public benefit corporation backed by Google.
- Jun 22
A24 and Google DeepMind form $75 million AI research partnership for filmmaking tools
Google's $75 million investment marks its first stake in a film studio, as A24 and DeepMind collaborate on AI-assisted production workflows.
