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Google Names Insider Kavukcuoglu to Lead AI-Powered Product Development
- Google named Koray Kavukcuoglu, formerly DeepMind's CTO, as senior vice president and chief AI architect on Wednesday in Mountain View.
- This appointment follows Google's integration of DeepMind since 2023 and responds to pressure to monetize AI amid rapid generative AI advances.
- This year, Google has allocated $75 billion toward building its AI infrastructure, initiated voluntary employee departures in multiple divisions including Search, and unveiled several new AI-related products in May.
- CEO Sundar Pichai stated that the new position aims to speed up the integration of Google's advanced AI models into their products, focusing on delivering smoother deployment, quicker development cycles, and improved efficiency.
- The leadership change and heavy AI investment suggest Google aims to remain competitive while managing costs amid expanding AI competition and industry changes.
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Google names insider Kavukcuoglu to lead AI-powered product development
Alphabet's Google on Wednesday appointed an insider to lead its future AI-powered product development, as AI enters a new phase of mainstream adoption, according to a memo from CEO Sundar Pichai to company leaders seen by Reuters.Koray Kavukcuoglu, chief technology officer of Google's DeepMind AI lab, is ta
Google names new chief AI architect to advance developments
The ScoopGoogle is putting a new executive in charge of coordinating future AI-powered product development, according to a company memo from CEO Sundar Pichai that was reviewed by Semafor.Koray Kavukcuoglu, Google DeepMind’s chief technology officer, will become the company’s chief AI architect, a new senior vice president role reporting directly to Pichai.Kavukcuoglu, a former aerospace engineer, earned a PhD in computer science and worked unde…
Google hires DeepMind head as new chief AI architect
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Google appoints new Chief AI Architect
Google recently appointed insider Koray Kavukcuoglu to lead its future AI-powered product development. Kavukcuoglu, former chief technology officer of Google’s DeepMind AI lab, is taking on the newly created title of chief AI architect. He will also become a new senior vice president, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. Kavukcuoglu will continue serving as Google DeepMind’s CTO, reporting to its CEO Demis Hassabis, Pichai said in the memo. …
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