DeepMind co-founder placed on leave Alphabet's (GOOG,GOOGL) DeepMind has placed co-founder and applied AI head Mustafa Suleyman on leave, according to Bloomberg sources. The move follows controversy over some projects that Suleyman led in the unit, which focuses on AI and healthcare. Late last year, Google dissolved DeepMind Health after its mobile app Streams was improperly given access to UK patient data. The team joined Google Health. DeepMind's vague statement: "Mustafa is taking time out right now after 10 hectic years.