According to an internal email, Google is divesting a team that studies the risks and social impact of artificial intelligence from DeepMind Labs, which develops cutting-edge AI models. Two current DeepMind employees revealed that the restructuring of the report occurred after DeepMind's co-founder and former CEO Demis Hassabis stepped down and transferred to the newly established chairman; some team members feared that this change would have a negative impact on the department's work. Starting next week, this team of about 90 people responsible for AI will be merged into Google's global affairs department. This department oversees Google's overall lobbying PR and public policy affairs.

According to an internal email, Google is divesting a team that studies the risks and social impact of artificial intelligence from DeepMind Labs, which develops cutting-edge AI models. Two current DeepMind employees revealed that the restructuring of the report occurred after DeepMind's co-founder and former CEO Demis Hassabis stepped down and transferred to the newly established chairman; some team members feared that this change would have a negative impact on the department's work. Starting next week, this team of about 90 people responsible for AI will be merged into Google's global affairs department. This department oversees Google's overall lobbying PR and public policy affairs.