CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly told Google employees that 2025 would be a “critical” year for the company.
CNBC reports that it obtained audio of a December 18 strategy meeting where Pichai and other leaders donned ugly holiday sweaters and laid out their priorities for the year ahead.
“I think 2025 will be critical,” Pichai said. “I think it’s really important that we internalize the urgency of this moment and that we need to act more quickly as a company. The stakes are high.
Of course, now is the time when tech companies like Google are investing heavily in AI, and often with mixed results. Pichai acknowledged that the company has some catching up to do on the AI side – he described the Gemini app (based on the company’s AI model of the same name) as having “strong momentum”, while acknowledging “we have work to do.” in 2025 to close the gap and also establish a leading position there.”
“Scaling Gemini on the consumer side will be our main focus next year,” he said.
