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Google CEO Sundar Pichai warned workers to count on further layoffs within the months to return because the tech big reorients itself towards synthetic intelligence “and past.”
In a companywide memo obtained by CNN, Pichai stated Wednesday that the dimensions of the approaching job cuts — which have already affected hundreds of Google workers prior to now week alone — gained’t be to the identical scale because the layoffs final yr that trimmed Google’s workforce by 12,000 employees.
Some elements of Google’s enterprise won’t be hit by this yr’s modifications, he stated. Nonetheless, Pichai wrote, “some groups will proceed to make particular useful resource allocation choices all year long the place wanted, and a few roles could also be impacted.”
“We now have formidable targets and shall be investing in our massive priorities this yr,” Pichai added. “The truth is that to create the capability for this funding, we’ve to make robust decisions …. [and] to simplify execution and drive velocity in some areas.”
“I do know it’s very troublesome to see colleagues and groups impacted,” Pichai continued, including that the corporate is dedicated to serving to affected workers and to assist them discover jobs elsewhere at Google or outdoors of the corporate.
The memo got here as The New York Times reported Wednesday that Google-subsidiary YouTube was shedding 100 staff. CNN has not independently verified the YouTube layoffs.
A Google spokesperson confirmed to CNN the existence of Pichai’s memo in addition to the YouTube layoffs, which have an effect on roughly 100 roles within the firm’s partnerships group that handles outreach to YouTube content material creators.