Raghavan’s statement came after Google CEO Sundar Pichai asked staff to spend a few hours each week testing the AI chatbot in an email. Employees at Google allegedly chastised Pichai for a “hurried” and “botched” Bard deployment. Employees may now “help shape [the chatbot] and participate” by evaluating the company’s new product, according to the CEO. He also reminded everyone that some of Google’s “most successful products” were not “first to market,” but “gained momentum because they fulfilled critical customer requirements and were founded on profound technological insights.”
