PYMNTS.com June 18, 2024
Google’s move to combine its AI teams has reportedly left employees feeling frustrated.
As Bloomberg Businessweek reported Monday (June 17), about two dozen Google employees interviewed say the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) “super-unit” — aimed at improving commercial AI products and carrying out AI research — is experiencing some growing pains.
The report notes that merging the divisions taps into what Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis has described as one of Google’s biggest strengths: the wealth of AI expertise it has on hand.
At the same time, sources told the news outlet that some researchers feel frustration with having to stick to guidelines they feel have been forced on them from on high. Two sources said the pressure has begun...