Google CEO Sundar Pichar says more layoffs needed in 2024 to reach ‘ambitious goals’
NY Post
Google CEO Sundar Pichai warned employees that more layoffs are needed this year in order to reach a “ambitious goals” — one day after the search giant slashed “several hundred” workers from its ad sales team.
In a Wednesday evening memo titled “2024 priorities and the year ahead,” Pichai told Google staffers, “We have ambitious goals and will be investing in our big priorities this year,” likely referring to the artificial intelligence race, according to CNBC.
Last month, Google introduced Gemini, its most advanced AI model yet that’s reportedly “capable of more specific reasoning.”
“The reality is that to create the capacity for this investment, we have to make tough choices,” Pichai wrote, warning that this means some teams will be “removing layers to simplify execution and drive velocity,” per the memo.
Pichai said the looming “role eliminations are not at the scale of last year’s reductions, and will not touch every team.” He added, however, that “to be upfront, some teams will continue to make resource allocation decisions,” according to CNBC.
“I know it’s very difficult to see colleagues and teams impacted,” Pichai added.
