Sundar Pichai tells Google employees to gear up for a game-changing 2025: Here's what he wants them to do
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has emphasised that 2025 will be a pivotal year for the company, urging employees to accelerate efforts as they navigate a rapidly changing landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and heightened regulatory scrutiny. Speaking at a strategy meeting on 18th December, Pichai told staff that the stakes were high, urging them to «internalise the urgency of this moment» and «move faster as a company.»
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Pichai said, «I think 2025 will be critical. I think it’s really important we internalise the urgency of this moment, and need to move faster as a company. The stakes are high. These are disruptive moments. In 2025, we need to be relentlessly focused on unlocking the benefits of this technology and solving real user problems.»
AI and the Push for Gemini
The company is doubling down on its AI investments, with the Gemini AI app seen as central to its future. Pichai highlighted the momentum around Gemini, saying, «With the Gemini app, there is strong momentum, particularly over the last few months. But we have some work to do in 2025 to close the gap and establish a leadership position there as well.» He added that scaling Gemini on the consumer side would be the company’s «biggest focus next year.»
Pichai’s vision for Gemini is ambitious, as he hopes it will be Google's next major product, aiming to reach 500
