Meet Koray: The New Mastermind Taking Over Google's Gemini
量子位 · wechat · 2026-08-06
Amidst a brain drain and the delay of Gemini 3.5 Pro, Koray Kavukcuoglu has been promoted to SVP of Google DeepMind, taking over daily operations and the Gemini team. A protégé of Yann LeCun and an early DeepMind core member, Koray led key research like DQN and WaveNet, earning him the reputation of an indispensable "firefighter" within the company.
Unlike Hassabis, who excels at defining long-term AGI goals, Koray's core strength lies in cross-departmental technical coordination and ensuring timely model delivery. Facing severe talent loss and tight release schedules, his ability to stabilize the team and accelerate Gemini's commercialization will be crucial for Google's AI strategy.
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