Google plans to increase its engineering team by 2026 to focus on artificial intelligence (AI), as announced by CEO Sundar Pichai.
Pichai highlighted the importance of human talent despite AI reshaping job roles at Google, diverging from recent tech company trends like Microsoft's layoffs.
Expanding the engineering team will help Google innovate faster and capitalize on AI-driven opportunities, although Pichai acknowledged the technology's limitations and potential errors.
Pichai addressed concerns about AI-generated search summaries affecting website traffic, emphasizing Google's commitment to creating a healthy web ecosystem through extensive testing.