Google reveals it employs a huge team of comedians, psychologists and creatives to build Assistant

Google has taken the wraps off of the personality behind its AI-powered Assistant. To give Assistant some flair, the tech giant employs a huge group of comedians, 'empathy experts,' sound engineers, game designers, animators, illustrators and graphic designers, according to Yahoo Finance. As part of the Personality team, they're charged with incorporating various Easter eggs, conversational elements and comedic quips into users' interactions with Assistant. Google has taken the wraps off of the personality behind its AI-powered Assistant. The Personality team designs Assistant's voice user interface (VUI), or the system that enables humans to interact with Google's AI software.