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1. bkishan · 1785947258 · focus · HN ↗

   By the article, it looks like he's actually stepping up.

   1. dwroberts · 1785948071 · focus · HN ↗

      Yeah I actually read this more as them scrambling because Jeff Dean is leaving? Because that is the role he is taking up

      1. sailingparrot · 1785950044 · focus · HN ↗

         There is no way a Chief Scientist (essentially IC) role is more important than leading the whole of DeepMind, 6000 people strong, working on the most important product for the future of Alphabet.

         This means Demis wanted a change and to work on other things, it's not Google wanting this.

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