Leadership Restructuring: Demis Hassabis Steps Down as CEO of Google DeepMind

Demis Hassabis is stepping down as CEO of Google DeepMind as part of a leadership restructuring announced by the company. The move is part of a broader reorganization of top management at the AI research lab.

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Who Is This Person? Even Hassabis Stepped Aside: Koray Kavukcuoglu Takes Over Google DeepMind

Koray Kavukcuoglu, a Turkish researcher and former PhD student of Yann LeCun, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Google DeepMind, taking over daily operations and the Gemini team from Demis Hassabis. He faces challenges including talent drain and delays in Gemini 3.5 Pro release, but his track record includes key roles in DQN, WaveNet, and as the coordinator of the Gemini project.

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