Sundar Pichai's letter to Google staff on AI leadership change: 'We'll keep moving'

Published 9 August 2026 · tech

Google announced significant leadership changes within its DeepMind division. Demis Hassabis will now chair Google DeepMind and serve as Chief Scientist. Koray Kavukcuoglu steps up

Google announced significant leadership changes within its DeepMind division. Demis Hassabis will now chair Google DeepMind and serve as Chief Scientist. Koray Kavukcuoglu steps up as Senior Vice President overseeing Gemini model development. Long-time employee Jeff Dean departs to launch a new public benefit corporation. These shifts aim to accelerate Google's artificial intelligence strategy and research.

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