Gemini 3.5 Pro Delayed, Talent Drain Persists—Google's New AI Chief Inherits a 'Mess'

Google reshuffles its AI leadership, with Kavukcuoglu taking the helm at DeepMind. The new chief faces the setback of Gemini 3.5 Pro being delayed due to coding shortcomings, lagging behind OpenAI and Anthropic, while also needing to address talent attrition. The market views this move as a shift from research to product execution, with the top priority being to release models promptly and rebuild the technical team, proving Google has not fallen behind.