Comment by hiddencost
15 hours ago
A month is not enough time for any meaningful change in an organization the size of Deepmind/Google. These models were surely the result of work streams and teams that started under Demis. I think Demis can safely feel proud Deepmind is getting back on track.
Reports are that he checked out of day to day work well before his reassignment.
Sometimes it is hard for a scientist by nature to build and iterate and lead revenue generating products.