Google DeepMind Shake-up: Hassabis Steps Down as CEO, Koray Elevated to SVP
新智元 · wechat · 2026-08-06
Google DeepMind announced a major leadership reshuffle. Demis Hassabis is stepping down as CEO to become Chairman and Alphabet Chief Scientist, focusing on long-term strategy and AGI breakthroughs. Daily operations will be handled by 13-year veteran Koray Kavukcuoglu.
Notably, Google did not appoint a new CEO. Instead, Koray, as SVP and Chief AI Architect, will report directly to Sundar Pichai. This signals DeepMind's accelerated transition from a relatively independent research lab into Google's core model engine, aiming to integrate frontier tech into product lines faster. Koray is tasked with unifying the company's model training, but he faces immediate challenges, including the delayed Gemini 3.5 Pro and the simultaneous departure of legends like Jeff Dean.
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