In late October last year, Gemini App serviceMerged into the DeepMind teamAfterwards, it was reported that Sissie Hsiao, head of Google's Gemini business, would be transferred to other positions, and the Gemini business would be taken over by Josh Woodward, who is responsible for the NotebookLM service and director of Google Labs.
Xiao Lingyi will continue to lead other Google businesses, but will take a short break. After taking over the Gemini business, Josh Woodward will continue to lead the Google Labs team.
Xiao Lingyi, who has frequently spoken publicly in recent years, has worked at Google for 19 years. In the past, she was mainly responsible for the Google Assistant digital assistant service. In recent years, she has been involved in the development of "Bard", the predecessor of Gemini. Later, the service name was adjusted to the same Gemini naming method as the model, making it an important development service of Google.
The Gemini business has been incorporated into the DeepMind team, and Google has also confirmed that it will replace the original Google Assistant with the Gemini service in the future, thereby focusing more resources and development focus on Gemini.
As for handing over the Gemini business to Josh Woodward, Google has not yet disclosed what kind of business Xiao Lingyi will be responsible for in the future.
