Reports Say Hassabis Sought DeepMind Exit With Jeff Dean

Multiple posts quote Pathfounders claiming Demis Hassabis tried to leave Google alongside Jeff Dean. The same sources say Alphabet management refused over fears the announcement would hurt the share price, which later fell five percent after related news. As a compromise Hassabis accepted a chair role instead of departing. The reports add that he is now expected to leave within a year. All details trace to unnamed industry sources cited by Pathfounders and repeated across X accounts including @firstadopter and @Meer_AIIT. No direct statement from Hassabis or Google appears in the packet.