The CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, outlined a plan for job cuts in an internal memo, stating the need to eliminate roles in exchange for ambitious goals, such as artificial intelligence.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai released an internal memo on Jan. 17 forecasting that more jobs will need to be eliminated in 2024 to hit its “ambitious goals” in various areas, including artificial intelligence (AI).
According to the memo titled “2024 priorities and the year ahead,” which was seen and reported by the Verge and CNBC, Pichai said, “We have ambitious goals and will be investing in our big priorities this year.”
The Google executive said that for some teams, that entails eliminating roles and “removing layers to simplify execution and drive velocity.” However, he also said the layoffs will not be as large as the previous year and “will not touch every team.”
