AI investment continues to ramp up, cost-control pressure rises: Google (GOOGL.US) expands scope of employee voluntary exit buyout program

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that, according to reports, in the face of large-scale spending in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), Google (GOOGL.US) is seeking to control rising costs, and the company has expanded its employee buyout program to multiple countries this year. Google confirmed that in June this year, the company began offering voluntary severance packages to some employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland.