Google Supercharges Assistant with Generative AI in Race Against Rivals

Google is incorporating large language models into Assistant to make it more conversational and useful.
The company is reorganizing teams working on Assistant, leading to some layoffs.
The upgrade aims to match capabilities of chatbots like Bard and Alexa which also use generative AI.
So far the advanced AI is being tested on mobile Assistant, with plans to expand it to other devices.
It's unclear when exactly the new AI-powered Assistant will launch, but the technology is rapidly advancing.