Google's prized AI division hit by massive layoffs
Google parent Alphabet just included its prized artificial intelligence and research teams in a massive 12,000-person layoff. An internal memo from AI lead Jeff Dean reveals modest cuts to research, a pullback on its clinician data platform, and robot unit consolidations. Why it matters: Even as competition from ChatGPT heats up, slowing ad growth is forcing Google to trim the very teams driving its future.