Resolution criteria

This market will resolve to YES if Sir Demis Hassabis remains officially employed by or holds an active formal role (such as Chairman, Chief Scientist, CEO, Board Member, or Senior Advisor) at Alphabet Inc., Google, Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs, or any other Alphabet subsidiary as of December 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM PT.

Otherwise, if his formal employment or official affiliation has ended or his departure has taken effect on or before this date, the market will resolve to NO.

Key details and edge cases:

• An announcement of an impending departure where his final day is scheduled to take place after December 31, 2026, will resolve to YES.

• If his departure has been officially announced and takes effect on or before December 31, 2026, the market resolves to NO.

• If he is on temporary medical, administrative, or personal leave but remains an official employee or official affiliate of Alphabet/Google, the market resolves to YES.

• Sources of truth: Verification will be based on official announcements on the Google Blog, Alphabet SEC filings, official statements from Demis Hassabis's verified social media channels, or reporting from major, reputable business and technology news outlets (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, TechCrunch).

Background

In August 2026, Alphabet announced a major organizational restructuring. Demis Hassabis stepped down from his day-to-day duties as CEO of Google DeepMind, transitioning into a new capacity as the Chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet, while remaining CEO of Alphabet subsidiary Isomorphic Labs. Koray Kavukcuoglu assumed day-to-day leadership of the DeepMind division.

This high-profile reshuffle—occurring alongside the departure of other veteran Google AI leaders—has spurred discussion regarding the alignment of DeepMind’s research focus with Google’s commercial AI efforts and the long-term roles of its co-founders.

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