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* Google lays off hundreds working on its voice-activated assistantaxe cometh
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Subject: Google lays off hundreds working on its voice-activated assistant
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 by: axe cometh - Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:30 UTC

THE SCOOP
Google is laying off hundreds of people working on its voice-activated
Google Assistant software and eliminating a similar number of roles on its
knowledge and information product teams, a Google spokesperson confirmed
to Semafor on Wednesday.

Google told Semafor the restructuring would help improve Google Assistant
as it explores integrating newer artificial intelligence technology into
its products. The company announced in October that it was using its
generative AI chatbot Bard to build a new version of Google Assistant that
�extends beyond voice, understands and adapts to you and handles personal
tasks in new ways.�

Google has been making periodic job cuts over the past year, including in
its recruiting and news divisions, but it has not conducted company-wide
layoffs since last January, when it eliminated approximately 12,000 roles.
Its parent Alphabet reported having over 180,000 employees as of September
2023.

Title iconKNOW MORE
Google Assistant debuted in 2016 to compete with Amazon�s Alexa and
Apple�s Siri, and together, the three voice assistants defined the first
wave of mainstream question-and-answer products powered by artificial
intelligence.

Over the past year, large language models � the tech behind OpenAI�s
ChatGPT and similar tools � have transformed the market, and tech giants
are now figuring out the best ways to integrate them into existing product
lines.

Title iconNOTABLE
Google is also planning to restructure its 30,000-person advertising sales
department, prompting anxiety about job cuts, The Information reported.
The new Bard-idified Google Assistant has yet to be released, but
9to5Google has an overview of several new features reportedly coming to
Android phones.

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/10/2024/google-lays-off-hundreds-
working-on-its-voice-activated-assistant

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 by: Truthslave - Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:12 UTC

On 11/01/2024 11:30, axe cometh wrote:
> THE SCOOP
> Google is laying off hundreds of people working on its voice-activated
> Google Assistant software and eliminating a similar number of roles on its
> knowledge and information product teams, a Google spokesperson confirmed
> to Semafor on Wednesday.
>
> Google told Semafor the restructuring would help improve Google Assistant
> as it explores integrating newer artificial intelligence technology into
> its products. The company announced in October that it was using its
> generative AI chatbot Bard to build a new version of Google Assistant that
> “extends beyond voice, understands and adapts to you and handles personal
> tasks in new ways.”
>
> Google has been making periodic job cuts over the past year, including in
> its recruiting and news divisions, but it has not conducted company-wide
> layoffs since last January, when it eliminated approximately 12,000 roles.
> Its parent Alphabet reported having over 180,000 employees as of September
> 2023.
>
> Title iconKNOW MORE
> Google Assistant debuted in 2016 to compete with Amazon’s Alexa and
> Apple’s Siri, and together, the three voice assistants defined the first
> wave of mainstream question-and-answer products powered by artificial
> intelligence.
>
> Over the past year, large language models — the tech behind OpenAI’s
> ChatGPT and similar tools — have transformed the market, and tech giants
> are now figuring out the best ways to integrate them into existing product
> lines.
>
> Title iconNOTABLE
> Google is also planning to restructure its 30,000-person advertising sales
> department, prompting anxiety about job cuts, The Information reported.
> The new Bard-idified Google Assistant has yet to be released, but
> 9to5Google has an overview of several new features reportedly coming to
> Android phones.
>
> https://www.semafor.com/article/01/10/2024/google-lays-off-hundreds-
> working-on-its-voice-activated-assistant
>

So no room now for human intervention.

None but the Ai to screen their mistakes.
This is a significant moment.

Personalized to also mean depersonalized.

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 by: Truthslave - Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:16 UTC

On 12/01/2024 21:12, Truthslave wrote:
> On 11/01/2024 11:30, axe cometh wrote:
>> THE SCOOP
>> Google is laying off hundreds of people working on its voice-activated
>> Google Assistant software and eliminating a similar number of roles on
>> its
>> knowledge and information product teams, a Google spokesperson confirmed
>> to Semafor on Wednesday.
>>
>> Google told Semafor the restructuring would help improve Google Assistant
>> as it explores integrating newer artificial intelligence technology into
>> its products. The company announced in October that it was using its
>> generative AI chatbot Bard to build a new version of Google Assistant
>> that
>> “extends beyond voice, understands and adapts to you and handles personal
>> tasks in new ways.”
>>
>> Google has been making periodic job cuts over the past year, including in
>> its recruiting and news divisions, but it has not conducted company-wide
>> layoffs since last January, when it eliminated approximately 12,000
>> roles.
>> Its parent Alphabet reported having over 180,000 employees as of
>> September
>> 2023.
>>
>> Title iconKNOW MORE
>> Google Assistant debuted in 2016 to compete with Amazon’s Alexa and
>> Apple’s Siri, and together, the three voice assistants defined the first
>> wave of mainstream question-and-answer products powered by artificial
>> intelligence.
>>
>> Over the past year, large language models — the tech behind OpenAI’s
>> ChatGPT and similar tools — have transformed the market, and tech giants
>> are now figuring out the best ways to integrate them into existing
>> product
>> lines.
>>
>> Title iconNOTABLE
>> Google is also planning to restructure its 30,000-person advertising
>> sales
>> department, prompting anxiety about job cuts, The Information reported.
>> The new Bard-idified Google Assistant has yet to be released, but
>> 9to5Google has an overview of several new features reportedly coming to
>> Android phones.
>>
>> https://www.semafor.com/article/01/10/2024/google-lays-off-hundreds-
>> working-on-its-voice-activated-assistant
>>
>
>
> So no room now for human intervention.
>
> None but the Ai to screen their mistakes.
> This is a significant moment.
>
> Personalized to also mean depersonalized.

"Help!" Alexa , Siri, anyone?

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