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Recently, Google announced a new round of layoffs and is also making large-scale adjustments to its internal organization. The two major departments of software and hardware will be merged to organize a new “Platforms & Devices” department in order to speed up the integration of AI functions.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai pointed out on the official blog that the Devices and Services team (Devices and Services PA) and the Platforms and Ecosystems team (Platforms and Ecosystems) will be merged into a new department of “Platforms and Devices”, including Google’s internal related computational photography, The device intelligence research team will also join in, focusing on adding AI-related assistance across platforms and multiple devices.
The new team will be fully taken over by Rick Osterloh, who was originally responsible for hardware. Hiroshi Lockheimer, who was originally responsible for Android, Chrome, ChromeOS and other projects, will be transferred to parent company Alphabet to be responsible for new projects, but Google has not disclosed relevant details.
According to foreign media “The Verge”, Rick Osterloh confirmed that he had discussed department merger with Sundar Pichai two years ago and believed that the time has come. Through the cooperation of the two teams, artificial intelligence can be brought to all areas more quickly. among products.
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