Google licenzierà 12.000 lavoratori

• Google si è unita ad altre aziende tecnologiche, come Amazon, Microsoft e Meta, nel licenziare il personale.
• Alphabet ha affermato che la società sta rivolgendo la sua attenzione all'intelligenza artificiale e che eliminerà i prodotti che non erano in linea con le sue priorità.
• Google ha ammesso di aver assunto in eccesso in previsione di un boom del mercato.

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Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, announced on Friday that it is slashing 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, as the technology industry struggles with layoffs and businesses gamble their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Google has remained one of the biggest players in the research field, but the decision to reduce its workforce spells bigger trouble for the tech world at large.

Google’s decision to slash jobs follows a similar move by its rivals Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, which together have licenziato tens of thousands of employees. Sundar Pichai, CEO of parent company Alphabet, said the company will eliminate products and operations that are not “aligned with our highest priorities as a company.”

Pichai mentioned that a lot of those priorities center on artificial intelligence. He cited Alphabet’s efforts in AI and said that they had contributed to the improvement of “Google’s products” and the company’s plans to offer some whole new experiences for consumers, developers, and companies.

The recent layoffs will affect teams across the organization, including recruiting, various corporate operations, as well as some technical and product teams. Pichai acknowledged that Google had increased its staff in anticipation of growth that never happened. He wrote in a posta inviato al personale,

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Pichai said the decision to layoff staff would mean “saying goodbye to some incredibly talented people we worked hard to hire and have loved working with,” adding that he was “deeply sorry for that.”

“The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on me, and I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us here,” Pichai wrote.

Google ha anche affermato che offrirà supporto ai dipendenti interessati, che include un pacchetto di licenziamento, nonché benefici sanitari, occupazione e immigrazione. Alphabet ha già inviato messaggi alle persone interessate, ma il processo richiederà più tempo in alcuni paesi a causa delle politiche locali.

Gli esperti ritengono che il massiccio licenziamento costerà ad Alphabet tanto quanto il miliardo di $1 che Microsoft ha dichiarato di voler spendere per i dipendenti interessati. Tuttavia, non ci sono state conferme ufficiali della cifra esatta.

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