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

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/googles-new-ai-boss-inherits-a-race-to-catch-openai-and-anth-yzr1>
> Published: 2026-08-12 05:00:01+00:00

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

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[CNBC Technology](https://www.cnbc.com/technology/)Koray Kavukcuoglu is taking charge of Google

[DeepMind](/glossary/deepmind)as it tries to keep[Gemini](/glossary/gemini)competitive with[OpenAI](/glossary/openai)and[Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic).Get AI news in your inbox

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## Key Terms Explained

Anthropic

An AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei.

DeepMind

A leading AI research lab, now part of Google.

Gemini

Google's flagship multimodal AI model family, developed by Google DeepMind.

OpenAI

The AI company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper.