Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
  • Former and current Google staff told The Information the firm had taken a cautious approach to AI.
  • One current employee said "bureaucratic roadblocks" made pitching new AI products difficult.
  • Google has announced plans to launch an AI-boosted version of Search and unveiled an AI chatbot. 

A Google employee told The Information they felt pitching new AI products usually wasn't worth the effort because of "bureaucratic roadblocks."