After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US, Pichai said the company will continue to invest in India through its $10 billion digitisation fund.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/since-its-entry-in-2004-google-has-driven-pace-of-tech-change-in-india-2709402/

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on stage to kick-off Google I/O 2023 starting off with AI, particularly generative AI.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-google-io-2023-live-updates-pixel-7a-india-launch-pixel-fold-unveil-android-14-other-top-announcements-3082108/

“Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence and creativity of our” AI, Pichai said.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/google-unveils-chatgpt-rival-bard-ai-search-plans-in-battle-with-microsoft

CRN breaks down the eight boldest AI remarks from Pichai on Google’s next-generation large language model (LLM) model, injecting GenAI into Threat Intelligence and other security products, Vertex AI, Duet AI and more.

Source: https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/google-ceo-s-8-boldest-ai-remarks-on-cloud-gemini-and-security

Google CEO Sundar Pichai once offered a preview of his thinking.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/gmail-google-docs-ai-prompt-features-bard-cloud-1850223474

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/b92c241a6e3ba9c3?ref=ff

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who also leads its parent company Alphabet, informed staff Friday at the Silicon Valley giant about the cuts in an email that was also posted on the company’s news blog.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/01/google-axing-12000-jobs-as-tech-industry-layoffs-widen/

Google will combine the external feedback with its own internal testing to make sure that Bard’s responses “meet a high bar for quality, safety and groundedness in real-world information”, Pichai mentioned.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/google-introduces-chatgpt-competitor-bard/

He had in the same month also reminded Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai of the company’s obligation to protect children and teenagers using his platforms in the EU from violent content depicting hostage taking and other graphic videos.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/youtube-tiktok-face-eu-requests-for-details-on-measures-protecting-minors-9019788/

“In one email Sundar Pichai has taken away the livelihoods of thousands of workers,” Parul Koul, executive chair of the Alphabet Workers Union, said in a statement.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/01/21/googles-parent-company-alphabet-lays-off-12000-employees/

In their letter to Google's Sundar Pichai, they said the recent expose by the Washington Post titled "He live-streamed his attacks on Indian Muslims.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-writes-to-facebook-google-chiefs-demands-neutrality-during-polls-4476287

"Nowhere have workers' voices been adequately considered, and we know that as workers we are stronger together than alone," reads the open letter to Pichai, which by Monday had been signed by more than 1,400 employees.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/20/google-was-beloved-as-an-employer-for-years-then-it-laid-off-thousands-by-email/

Now in 2023, that excitement has shifted to generative AI, a technology that moguls like Microsoft co-founder Bill GatesAlphabet CEO Sundar Pichai believe could be as monumental as the dawn of the smartphone and the internet itself.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/ai-is-coming-for-your-phone-in-a-big-way/

Pichai also stated in his blog post that “external feedback” will be combined with the company’s internal testing to ensure that “Bard’s responses meet a high bar for quality, safety and groundedness in real-world information.”

Source: https://investorplace.com/market360/2023/02/new-competitors-and-hurdles-emerge-in-the-ai-race/

Pichai announced severance packages for US employees, who will receive at least 16 weeks of salary, their 2022 bonus, paid vacations and six months of health coverage.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/20/google-announces-12000-job-cuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-announces-12000-job-cuts

Pichai, in an internal meeting, said he had consulted with the company’s founders and board in making the decision for 6 per cent cuts, according to the news agency.

Source: https://pragativadi.com/job-cut-decision-is-to-avoid-worse-situation-pichai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=job-cut-decision-is-to-avoid-worse-situation-pichai

Pichai received $218 million in stock awards after his previous award cashed in 2022, according to a proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange…

Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zpl8kg1xe/Google-CEO-Sundar-Pichai-receives-third-200-million.htm

Pichai recently took the witness stand in Washington D.C. during an antitrust trial that is expected to wrap up later this month, but the judge in that case isn’t likely to rule until next year.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/11/06/fortnite-maker-accuses-google-of-bullying-and-bribing-to-block-competition-to-its-android-app-store/

“So you will see progress over the course of next week,” Pichai added.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/sundar-pichai-promises-more-capable-bard-ai-chatbot-soon-2559155/

Sundar Pichai, Alphabet's chief executive, this year said generative AI to distill complex queries would come to Google Search, as would more perspectives, "like blogs from people who play both piano and guitar."

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/google-expected-to-unveil-its-answer-to-microsofts-ai-search-challenge/article_c46f197e-76f8-52fd-b9d5-a010f934ffda.html