Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced a leadership shakeup in its AI division on Wednesday. This delay has raised alarms among investors and industry experts, who worry Google may be losing ground to competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI, both of which have recruited top Google AI talent this summer. He will now serve as Alphabet’s chief scientist and will take on the role of chairman for DeepMind, shifting his emphasis from day-to-day management. He will retain the title of senior vice president and continue to serve as Alphabet’s chief AI architect. He also highlighted significant progress on Google’s AI models, including an unreleased upgrade called Gemini 4.