By Hugh Langley
Publication Date: 2026-01-30 17:12:00
A project inside Google is attempting to supercharge employees with cutting-edge AI abilities — and hopes to turn the company into an “AI-powered workplace.”
The initiative, codenamed “Project EAT,” was spun up inside Google’s “AI and Infrastructure” unit, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider.
The unit, internally abbreviated AI2 and led by company veteran Amin Vahdat, spearheads work on data centers, chips, and other key ingredients that underpin Google’s AI technologies.
According to internal documents, Project EAT was created to help employees adopt various AI products and standardize their use across the organization.
Project EAT was created in May 2025 and began as a grassroots initiative among employees, a Google spokesperson told Business Insider. They added that it has led to the creation of some AI productivity tools that Googlers across the company are now using.
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