Google Assistant To Receive Generative AI Overhaul
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Google is revamping Assistant with new generative AI similar to ChatGPT and reorganizing teams to work on the product.
According to an internal email obtained by Axios, Google plans to significantly revamp its Assistant digital assistant to utilize new AI technologies similar to ChatGPT and the company’s Bard chatbot.
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The change signals a major shift in strategy for Google and how Assistant will work for consumers, developers, and employees.
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Google plans to support the new AI-powered Assistant and the original version.
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The email, sent by Google VP Peeyush Ranjan and Director of Product Duke Dukellis on Monday, said preliminary work on the new mobile version of Assistant has started.
Google Begins Company Reorganization
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According to the email, as part of the transition, Google is reorganizing the teams that work on Assistant and making “a small number of layoffs” related to the changes.
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The layoffs will impact dozens of jobs out of the thousands who work on Assistant, Axios reported.