Source: Google DeepMind signs a licensing deal with Hume AI, which builds emotionally intelligent voice interfaces, to hire CEO Alan Cowen and ~7 top engineers Wired 2026-01-23 Will Knight Hume AI, Alan Cowen Related Coverage Google Pulls Top Talent From AI Voice Firm Hume AI eWeek Google DeepMind hired the CEO and top engineers from a voice AI startup. The Verge · Hayden Field OpenAI's former head of sales is entering VC. She still calls herself an ‘AGI sherpa’ Fortune · Sharon Goldman Discussion @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x Smart deal. I wrote about Hume back in 2024: https://www.bigtechnology.com/ ...