Google's AI Power Play: How Brin and Kavukcuoglu Are Reshaping the Race Against OpenAI and Anthropic
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been quietly urging AI staff to prioritize Gemini development as the company scrambles to catch up with rivals. An August leadership reshuffle elevated deputy Koray Kavukcuoglu while demoting DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis, signalling a strategic shift toward commercialization over pure research.