March 3 - General Motors ( GM ) on Monday announced the

hiring of its first chief artificial intelligence officer as the

automaker looks to use the technology more in its vehicles and

in other parts of its business.

GM has hired Barak Turovsky, 49, a former head of AI at

Cisco ( CSCO ) and was a leader on the technology for Google.

Turovsky will be part of GM's software and services engineering

team, reporting to Dave Richardson, senior vice president of the

department. GM in 2024 promoted Richardson and Baris Cetinok,

two former Apple leaders, to oversee the automaker's

software organization.

In a statement, Richardson said "AI is central to GM's EV,

ICE, and autonomous future" and Turovsky's expertise "will

accelerate the team's AI efforts, including enhancing products,

optimizing operations, and improving the customer experience."

Turovsky's team will work on integrating AI software

capabilities into GM's vehicle lineup and on other projects. GM

has used AI to help select locations for EV chargers, improve

vehicle order processes for dealers and optimize manufacturing

processes.

(Kalea Hall reporting in Detroit, Editing by Nick Zieminski)