Leadersby GlyphAlan Cowen
Joins DeepMind · Jan 22, 2026 · News
Joined
DeepMindWhy, in the source's words
CEO Alan Cowen and about seven other engineers will work with DeepMind to improve Gemini’s voice features, according to Wired.
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About this move
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- Appointed
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- Other
- Announced
- Jan 22, 2026 9 months ago
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- Not stated
- Source
- TechCrunch
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