Demis Hassabis says Google DeepMind had to return to its startup roots after the Brain merger

The Next Web
By Cristian DinaApr 9, 2026, 11:11 am109 pts
In short: Demis Hassabis, speaking on the 20VC podcast with Harry Stebbings in early April 2026, described how Google DeepMind has accelerated its pace over the past two to three years by merging Google Brain’s compute resources with DeepMind’s research culture and returning to what he called a “startup…

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