Demis Hassabis hands Google DeepMind’s day-to-day leadership to Koray Kavukcuoglu
AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication
Google DeepMind announced that co‑founder Demis Hassabis is handing day‑to‑day operational control to veteran researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu, who will become senior vice president and retain his role as Google’s chief AI architect. Kavukcuoglu will oversee development of the Gemini large‑language model, frontier AI research, the Gemini app and developer teams, reporting directly to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Hassabis will step back from daily management to serve as chair of DeepMind and chief scientist of Alphabet, while continuing to lead Isomorphic Labs and advise on model and research strategy. The transition reflects Hassabis’s belief that artificial general intelligence is nearing realization and positions him to focus on broader AGI initiatives across Google’s ecosystem.
💡 Why It Matters
- · The leadership shift places a proven technical leader at the helm of DeepMind’s flagship Gemini project, accelerating its race to deliver next‑generation AI capabilities.
