All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Saturday, August 8, 2026
Google is experiencing significant shifts in its AI leadership, with Demis Hassabis moving to a new role and several top researchers, including Jeff Dean, leaving to start a new company called Discovery Loop. These departures reportedly stem from issues with Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro development and low morale within the AI division.
“Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro is months behind, which some company sources, uh, telling Axios that it's in part due to low morale.”
“Several top researchers including Gemini's co-lead have left the firm for competing AI labs. Jeff Dean, plus three other AI superstars are leaving Google to start a company called Discovery Loop.”
“Discovery Loop's going to be focused on deep scientific breakthroughs in AI.”