Deep潮 TechFlow message, on August 14, IT Home reported that the Google DeepMind team will no longer pursue cutting-edge model R&D and instead focus on Flash-level models with higher cost-effectiveness. As the reorganization progresses, the team may face large-scale layoffs of up to 1/3 or even higher, mainly cutting redundant staff hired for algorithm-related roles who were not actually working on algorithms. Previously, on August 5, Alphabet announced the reorganization of DeepMind; Hassabis stepped down as CEO and became chairman of the board.