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Who replaced Demis Hassabis running Google DeepMind day-to-day?

Koray Kavukcuoglu, previously Google DeepMind's Chief Technology Officer, was promoted to Senior Vice President running the lab's daily operations. He directly takes over the operational responsibilities Hassabis held while Hassabis moves into the newly created Chair and Chief Scientist positions.

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Demis Hassabis Steps Down as Google DeepMind CEO, Becomes Alphabet's Chief Scientist

Hassabis becomes Chair of DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet as CTO Kavukcuoglu takes over daily operations in a major AI leadership shakeup.

Crashtech Editorial August 5, 2026 AI Business & Money

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