DeepMind co-founder moves to Google as the AI lab positions itself for the future

The personnel changes at Alphabet continue, this time with Mustafa Suleyman -- one of the three co-founders of the company's influential AI lab DeepMind -- moving to Google. Suleyman announced the news on Twitter, saying that after a "wonderful decade" at DeepMind, he would be joining Google to work with the company's head of AI Jeff Dean and its chief legal officer Kent Walker. The exact details of Suleyman's new role are unclear but a representative for the company told The Verge it would involve work on AI policy. The move is notable, though, as it was reported earlier this year that Suleyman had been placed on leave from DeepMind. Some speculated that Suleyman's move was the fallout of reported tensions between DeepMind and Google, as the former struggled to commercialize its technology. Although DeepMind has achieved a number of research milestones in the AI world, most notably the success of its AlphaGo program in 2016, the lab has also recorded significant financial losses.