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Investing.com -- Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has appointed a new executive to lead its artificial intelligence product development efforts, according to Semafor, citing a company memo from CEO Sundar Pichai.
Koray Kavukcuoglu, who currently serves as Google DeepMind’s chief technology officer, will take on the newly created role of chief AI architect, reporting directly to Pichai.
The appointment was announced in a memo distributed on Wednesday and seen by Semafor. According to the document, Kavukcuoglu will maintain his existing position at DeepMind while taking on these new responsibilities.
Kavukcuoglu brings significant technical expertise to the role. The former aerospace engineer holds a PhD in computer science and previously worked under renowned AI pioneer Yann LeCun at NYU. LeCun later went on to lead Facebook (NASDAQ:META)’s AI initiatives.
Joining DeepMind in 2012 as a researcher, Kavukcuoglu gradually rose through the ranks into leadership, where he has overseen major advances in the company’s artificial intelligence technologies.
The creation of this new position signals Google’s continued focus on coordinating and advancing its AI-powered product development across the organization.
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