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After shocking Google Gemini AI images debacle, CEO Sundar Pichai talks tough to staff

29Feb

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After shocking Google Gemini AI images debacle, CEO Sundar Pichai talks tough to staff

[ad_1] Just a few days after Google Gemini's inaccuracies while generating AI images came to the fore, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has said that the results generated were “completely unacceptable” while also admitting that their AI chatbot got it very wrong. The issue came to light when Gemini users on X shared screenshots of Gemini inaccurately depicting people of colour, while declining to generate images of white people.Gemini image generation controversyThe problems with Gemini began last week as more and more instances surfaced where the AI chatbot generated inaccurate representations of people. In another problematic instance, it compared the influence of Elon Musk to Adolf Hitler, stirring up controversy. As per a Semafor report, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the team behi...

Google’s Pichai Defends Search Dominance as Rivals Circle

31Oct

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Google’s Pichai Defends Search Dominance as Rivals Circle

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai sought to portray Google's position as the dominant internet search engine as constantly challenged by the whims of rivals such as Apple Inc., as he took the witness stand Monday to defend his company against the US government's antitrust charges. The Justice Department argues that by paying as much as $26 billion in 2021 to be the default on mobile phones, PCs and other devices, Google has unfairly choked off potential competitors such as Microsoft Corp. and DuckDuckGo. Even Apple has opted not to create its own search engine or give priority to other options because of the lucrative, multibillion-dollar deal it has with Google, the government has argued. G Despite having about 90% of the market for search, Google has tried t...

Google’s Pichai to Defend Search Dominance as Trial Pivots

31Oct

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Google’s Pichai to Defend Search Dominance as Trial Pivots

[ad_1] Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify Monday in the company's antitrust trial, where he will seek to rebut the US government's portrait of the search giant as a colossus wielding billions of dollars to unfairly smother competition.Pichai arrives after seven weeks of testimony that showed Alphabet Inc. pays as much as $26 billion a year for Google to be the default search engine on mobile phones, PCs and other devices. The Justice Department argues that Google knows that most people don't change their default settings even if other options are available and that the prime positioning thwarts rivals such as Microsoft Corp.'s Bing or DuckDuckGo. It also benefits Apple Inc., which earns billions of dollars for setting Google as the default on the Safari...

Google CEO gets grilling in US antitrust trial

31Oct

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Google CEO gets grilling in US antitrust trial

[ad_1] Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced a fierce grilling from a US antitrust lawyer on Monday as he pushed back against accusations that his company acted illegally to preserve the dominance of its world-leading search engine.At the heart of the case by the US Department of Justice is Google's massive revenue sharing deals in which iPhone maker Apple takes a big cut of Google ad revenue made from being the default search engine on Apple devices. Testimony has revealed that Google last year alone paid out a $26 billion to remain the default search engine on various smartphones and browsers, most of which went to Apple. Pichai began his testimony in the Washington courtroom by repeating the company's mission of making information "universally accessible and useful" to all."The mission is m...

Google’s Pichai Tells Staff Cuts Avoided ‘Much Worse’ Problems

24Jan

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Google’s Pichai Tells Staff Cuts Avoided ‘Much Worse’ Problems

[ad_1] Google’s chief executive officer told employees that cuts were made in a bid to act decisively as the company’s growth slowed. Google's chief executive officer told employees that cuts were made in a bid to act decisively as the company's growth slowed. In an internal meeting, Sundar Pichai, who is CEO of Google parent Alphabet Inc., said he had consulted with the company's founders and board in making the decision for 6% cuts, according to remarks reviewed by Bloomberg. “If you don't act clearly and decisively and early, we can compound the problem and make it much worse,” Pichai said. “These are decisions I needed to make.” Google said on Friday that it would cut about 12,000 jobs, becoming the latest tech giant to retrench after years of abundant growth and hiring. ...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai blasted by employees at event; says ‘don’t equate fun with money’

25Sep

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai blasted by employees at event; says ‘don’t equate fun with money’

[ad_1] Google CEO Sundar Pichai answered several questions raised by employees related to job cuts, growth plans and more at the TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday) meeting. Google is facing a big problem of slowing growth, cost-cutting and employee dissent over cultural changes and CEO undar Pichai is facing a backlash and is finding himself on the back foot. Google conducted a company-wide all-hands meeting known as TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) in New York this week, and Pichai was attacked by the employees with several tough questions related to potential layoffs, managing productivity and more, according to audio obtained by CNBC. It can be known that the recent all-hands meeting comes as Google parent Alphabet, Meta and other t...