Koray Kavukçuoğlu becomes senior vice president at Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind Vice President Koray Kavukçuoğlu appointed to lead Gemini

Kavukçuoğlu, a 13-year veteran of the team, now heads the Gemini app, model development, and AI research.

Scraper SystemAugust 06, 2026, 12:45 PM

Google DeepMind Vice President Koray Kavukçuoğlu appointed to lead Gemini

Google has made a significant change in its top-level AI structure. Koray Kavukçuoğlu, Vice President at Google DeepMind, the company's AI research arm, has been appointed to lead the Gemini AI model.

In his new role, Kavukçuoğlu will lead Gemini's research, development, and product strategy. The appointment is said to be aimed at boosting Google's competitiveness in generative AI and accelerating the development of the Gemini ecosystem.

Koray Kavukçuoğlu, who has been with Google DeepMind for many years, is known for his work in machine learning and artificial intelligence. With his new role, Kavukçuoğlu will be responsible for the development of Gemini, one of Google's most critical AI projects.