Google DeepMind's Co-Founder Goes on Leave

Thu, Aug 22nd 2019, 03:22 PM

 

DeepMind did not say why Mustafa Suleyman was taking time off, but said it was a mutual decision. "Mustafa's taking some time out right now after 10 hectic years," the company said in a statement. The firm expects Mr Suleyman to return to his post as DeepMind's head of applied AI later this year.

The news was first reported by Bloomberg, which linked the move to recent controversies over some of DeepMind's work in the health sector.

The "applied" unit of DeepMind, which is tasked with finding and implementing practical applications of the company's research, faced heavy criticism in July 2017 over its mobile app Streams.

DeepMind had partnered with the Royal Free Hospital in London to help doctors predict instances of kidney injury by using the app. The UK's data regulator said the hospital did not tell patients enough about the way their data was used - but said the app could continue to be used if the "shortcomings" were addressed.

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