It is rumored that Gemini head Xiao Lingyi will take a temporary leave of absence, and the position will be taken over by Google Labs director Josh Woodward
Following the integration of the Gemini app service into the DeepMind team in late October last year, it is reported that Sissie Hsiao, head of Google's Gemini business, will be moving to another position, while Josh Woodward, head of Google Labs and responsible for NotebookLM, will take over the Gemini business. Hsiao will continue to oversee other businesses at Google, but will take a short break. Woodward will continue to lead the Google Labs team after taking over Gemini. Hsiao, who has been frequently speaking publicly in recent years, has worked at Google for 19 years, primarily overseeing the Google Assistant digital assistant service. In recent years, she has been involved in the development of "Bard," the predecessor to Gemini, and subsequently changed the service name to Gemini, using the same naming convention as the model, making it a key service for Google's current development. With the Gemini business being integrated into the DeepMind team, and Google confirming that it will replace Google Assistant with Gemini in the future, more resources and development focus will be placed on Gemini. As for the handover of the Gemini business to Josh Woodward for continued development, and what kind of business Xiao Lingyi will be responsible for afterward, Google has not yet made any public statement.