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YouTube offers voluntarily redemptions with a severance package for US-based employees as it restructures its product organization to focus more on artificial intelligence.
The move comes as Google CEO Sundar Pichai urges employees to increase productivity through utilization AI throughout the company.
In an internal memo to staff, YouTube CEO Neil Mohan said the platform is reorganizing its product teams for the first time in a decade.
“Looking to the future, the next frontier for YouTube is AI,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. The buyout was first reported by Alex Heath at Sources.
YouTube said no roles are being removed as part of the change.
Under the new structure, three product groups will now report directly to Mohan.
Christian Oestlien, previously vice president of product management, will lead the subscription products division, which oversees YouTube Music and Premium, YouTube TV, Primetime Channels, Podcasts and Commerce.
Chief Product Officer Johanna Woollich will lead the Viewer Products team, which spans YouTube’s core app, Living Room, Search & Discovery, YouTube Kids, Education, and Trust & Safety.
Companies in the tech industry are reshaping their workforces as they adapt to rapid advances in AI while also addressing other challenges, such as higher costs from tariffs. on tuesday Amazon announced plans to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as it invests in AI initiatives.
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