Google Centralizes AI Leadership in Mountain View as DeepMind Chief Shifts to Chairman Role
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 6
Google Centralizes AI Leadership in Mountain View as DeepMind Chief Shifts to Chairman Role
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 6
Summary
Koray Kavukcuoglu now runs Google’s AI research and operations from Mountain View after the company consolidated leadership in California.
Google made the shift to speed decision-making and gain momentum in its race with Anthropic and OpenAI to build leading AI models.
Demis Hassabis stepped back from day-to-day management to become Google DeepMind chairman and Alphabet chief scientist, while key AI coding leader Sebastian Borgeaud also relocated from the UK.
The moves pull authority away from London and signal Google wants its top AI talent and strategy centered near its California headquarters.