Google, went through a major restructuring of its teams in order to accelerate the company’s artificial intelligence efforts. Company CEO Sundar Pichai described Google’s software and hardware teams as “Platforms and Devicesmerged it into a new section called “. It was also stated that Android studies were also included in this team.
Google combines AI operations into one team
The Platforms and Devices unit was previously responsible for Google’s hardware efforts. Rick Osterloh It will be managed by. One of the main purposes of restructuring is; Uniting teams working on technologies such as Android, Chrome, Pixel.
In this context, Google wants to better integrate artificial intelligence into its own products. Osterloh stated that groups working independently on artificial intelligence models are slowing down progress. He stated that it would be correct for a single leader to oversee all artificial intelligence operations.
The long-time head of Android and Chrome Hiroshi Lockheimerwill take on new responsibilities at Google to ease the transition. However, Lockheimer said that he would not engage in a show of power with Osterloh and stated that they had been working on this structure for two years.
Google also Android devices He stated that he will continue to support his producing partners. In this context, he stated that he could test his own artificial intelligence and machine learning developments more quickly in the Platforms and Devices unit.
We know that competitors such as Amazon, Apple and Microsoft are making intense efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into their own products. Google also wants to move quickly on this issue and bring artificial intelligence to its different products, from Android to Chrome.