Discovery Loop is a new AI startup launched by Google DeepMind veterans, including its current chief scientist who has left to start the company with three colleagues.
Demis Hassabis has stepped back from daily management to become Alphabet’s chief scientist and Google DeepMind chair, while Koray Kavukcuoglu leads day-to-day DeepMind. Jeff Dean and others depart to launch Discovery Loop as Google races to maintain momentum in AI amid fierce competition.