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Google’s new AI boss inherits a race to catch OpenAI and Anthropic

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Koray Kavukcuoglu is taking charge of Google DeepMind, CNBC reports, as the company works to keep Gemini competitive with OpenAI and Anthropic. The appointment comes at a critical moment in the race for frontier AI capabilities.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/google-deepmind-koray-kav...

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