Google和Alphabet宣布了Google DeepMind的领导层人事变动。[1][2]Demis Hassabis将从首席执行官职位过渡，升任Google DeepMind主席和Alphabet首席科学家，继续领导致力于用AI开发药物的部门Isomorphic Labs。[1][2]Koray Kavukcuoglu晋升为Google DeepMind高级副总裁，向CEO Sundar Pichai汇报，并保留Google首席AI架构师职位。[1][2]
Kavukcuoglu将负责Gemini模型开发、前沿AI研究和Gemini应用团队。[2]他在DeepMind任职超过13年，曾主导WaveNet和DQN等突破性研究项目。[2]Hassabis在新职位上表示"我们已经到达了人类历史的关键时刻"，并强调"现在是AI向世界证明其明确价值的时候"。[2]
此外，Google资深技术领导人Jeff Dean和Sanjay Ghemawat在公司任职27年后将离职，创办一家独立公益企业专注于机器学习和科学领域，Google将作为创始投资方和Cloud合作伙伴参与。[2]截至公告时，Gemini应用月活跃用户数超过9.5亿，Gemma模型下载量超过9亿。[2]
Google has unveiled significant changes to its artificial intelligence leadership structure, with Demis Hassabis transitioning from his role as CEO of Google DeepMind to become both Chairman of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet [1][2]. Hassabis will continue to lead Isomorphic Labs, the company's division focused on using AI to develop pharmaceuticals [1][2].
Koray Kavukcuoglu, who previously served as Chief Technology Officer at DeepMind, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Google DeepMind and will report to CEO Sundar Pichai [1][2]. In his new position, Kavukcuoglu will oversee the development of the Gemini model, spearhead cutting-edge AI research, and manage the Gemini applications team [2]. Kavukcuoglu will retain his role as Google's Chief AI Architect [1]. With over 13 years of tenure at DeepMind, Kavukcuoglu has led breakthrough research initiatives including WaveNet and DQN [2].
The restructuring comes as Google highlights the expanding reach of its AI products. Gemini applications have surpassed 950 million monthly active users, while the Gemma model has been downloaded more than 900 million times [2]. Addressing the moment, Hassabis stated, "We have arrived at a pivotal moment in human history" and emphasized that "It's time for AI to prove its unequivocal value to the world" [2].
Additionally, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat are departing after 27 years to establish an independent nonprofit organization focused on machine learning and science [2]. Google will participate as a founding investor and Cloud partner in their new venture [2].
