Google strengthens its AI leadership by naming longtime executive Amin Vahdat as the new chief technologist for AI infrastructure, according to a Semafor report. The news comes from an internal memo that also revealed that Vahdat will directly report to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. This showcases how Google is ramping up its AI strategies and is reported to spend nearly $93 billion on data centers, servers, chips, and networking by the end of 2025. Advertisement

In the memo, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said, “This change establishes AI Infrastructure as a key focus area for the company.” Vahdat has been a crucial figure at Google for the past 15 years and is helping to shape the company’s AI backbone. He has been silently doing engineering work to keep Google ahead of its competitors li

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