Google Restructures Company To Prioritize Bard AI Chatbot via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
CNBC reports that Google is reorganizing the management hierarchy within its virtual assistant division—Assistant—to concentrate on Bard.
Last week, Google introduced Bard, its ChatGPT competitor, to the public as an experimental project.
Previous reports indicate Google has been reallocating team members from various departments to concentrate on Bard as part of a “code red” effort.
CNBC’s report suggests that the effort is still ongoing.
An internal memo sent to Google employees on Wednesday revealed the following organizational changes:
- Jianchang “JC” Mao, who played a significant role in shaping the current version of Assistant, will depart the company for personal reasons.
- Peeyush Ranjan, a 16-year veteran at Google, will fill Mao’s role. Ranjan most recently served as VP of Google’s commerce organization.