How stalled models, missed deadlines and staff burnout led to the unraveling of Google’s DeepMind

Following reports of stalled models and staff burnout, Google DeepMind saw a leadership reshuffle when Demis Hassabis moved to a chairman role and several researchers departed. Sundar Pichai appointed Koray Kavukcuoglu as the new day-to-day operational head, shifting power back toward Mountain View. The move comes amid concerns that DeepMind is struggling to retain its technical edge and momentum in the AI race.