Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) on X: "According to pathfounders, Demis Hassabis actually wanted to leave along side Dean, but was convinced to stay because google was scared their stocks would crash"

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Rumor suggests Demis Hassabis wanted to leave Google alongside Dean but was persuaded to stay over fears of a stock crash. Unconfirmed but potentially significant for AI leadership.

If this turns out to be true, the situation is much worse than expected. According to pathfounders, Demis Hassabis actually wanted to leave along side Dean, but was convinced to stay because google was scared their stocks would crash (which would probably be true).
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If this turns out to be true, the situation is much worse than expected.

According to pathfounders, Demis Hassabis actually wanted to leave along side Dean, but was convinced to stay because google was scared their stocks would crash (which would probably be true).

tae kim (@firstadopter): “Pathfounders has learned from industry sources that Hassabis wanted to leave at the same time as Dean, but Google management felt the news would cause a collapse in its share price. Indeed, Google’s stock fell 5 per cent following the announcement above.

Instead, Hassabis was

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