AI investment continues to increase and cost-control pressures rise as Google (GOOGL.US) expands the scope of its voluntary employee buyout program.

According to Jinse Finance APP, it has been reported that faced with large-scale expenditures in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), Google (GOOGL.US) is seeking to control rising costs, and this year the company has expanded its employee buyout program to multiple countries. Google has confirmed that in June this year, the company began offering voluntary severance packages to some employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland.