Jasjeet Sekhon joins Google DeepMind as Chief Strategy Officer; gets a welcome note from CEO Demis Hassabis; says I feel a moral obligation to … – The Times of India

As Google takes on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic in the artificial intelligence market, company’s AI unit, DeepMind, has hired Jasjeet Sekhon as its new chief strategy officer. Sekhon will work directly with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to drive the company’s AI innovation and R&D efforts. He has previously held professorships at some of the world’s top universities, including Harvard; University of California, Berkeley; and most recently as a data and political science professor at Yale. Sekhon announced he is joining Google DeepMind in posts on X, formerly Twitter and LinkedIn. “I’m excited to share that I will be joining @demishassabis and @GoogleDeepMind as Chief Strategy Officer! I feel a moral obligation to shepherd AGI into the world responsibly, benefiting everyone. I am looking forward to doing this with the team at DeepMind,” he wrote. Hassabis replied to his post, saying: Thrilled to welcome Jas Sekhon to @GoogleDeepMind as Chief Strategy Officer! The…