Posted 3/19/2024, 3:15:52 PM
Google Shakes Up Search Leadership to Focus on AI-Driven Future
- Liz Reid, with over 20 years at Google, is the new head of Search and will focus on AI search capabilities
- Pandu Nayak, former search ranking leader, is now chief scientist of Search
- Cheenu Venkatachary will replace Nayak, having worked on AI search products
- Cathy Edwards, formerly of Google News and Discover teams, is moving to long-term bets
- These changes signal Google sees AI as critical to the future of Search, with multimodal input and more conversational interactions