Koray Kavukcuoglu

Koray Kavukcuoglu has taken charge of Google DeepMind. As the AI firm, it seeks to keep Gemini competitive against rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.

Following reports of stalled models and staff burnout, Google DeepMind saw a leadership reshuffle when Demis Hassabis moved to a chairman role and several researchers departed. Sundar Pichai appointed Koray Kavukcuoglu as the new day-to-day operational head, shifting power back toward Mountain View. The move comes amid concerns that DeepMind is struggling to retain its technical edge and momentum in the AI race.

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, shifted away from day-to-day responsibilities to Koray Kavukcuoglu, focusing instead on scientific AI applications at Isomorphic Labs. His departure, along with Jeff Dean’s exit, raised concerns about Google’s AI competitiveness and stock price.

Demis Hassabis is stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO to become chairman and Alphabet's chief scientist, with Koray Kavukcuoglu taking over operations. The restructuring includes Jeff Dean leaving Google to co-found Discovery Loop, and Alphabet's stock fell 5% amid delays in Gemini model launches and leadership exits.

Google is expanding its cybersecurity efforts with CodeMender, an AI agent for code security, and making it more widely available externally. This move is seen as a competition to Anthropic's Mythos. Google aims to help secure the world's code bases by flagging and fixing vulnerabilities.