[Google Appoints Koray Kavukcuoglu as New Head of DeepMind] According to a report by CNBC on August 12, DeepFlow Tech reports that Google has announced the appointment of Koray Kavukcuoglu as Senior Vice President of DeepMind. He will report directly to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and will be fully responsible for the development of the Gemini model, cutting-edge AI research, and the Gemini applications and developer teams. DeepMind co-founder and former CEO Demis Hassabis will transition to the role of Chairman of the Board. Kavukcuoglu joined DeepMind in 2012 and has previously served as CTO and Google’s Chief AI Architect. Analysts interpret this promotion as a significant signal that Google is shifting its strategic focus from academic research to product implementation and enhancing the competitiveness of cutting-edge models.