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Google CEO Sundar Pichai states that AI requires government regulation
“I mean, there needs to be laws and regulations.”
Pichai: A person's team makes them a leader, not self-appointment
“You don't become a leader of people. It's your people who make you a leader.”
Pichai: The early internet lacked the ethical scrutiny AI receives today
“I genuinely don't recall much conversations in the early days of the internet about some of the negative externalities that could come with it, right? And it was much more of a positive view.”
Pichai predicts tech industry will retain permanent workplace flexibility
“I think the future of work will definitely be way more flexible than what it's been in the past. And I think that's here to stay. And 10 years out from now, you will definitely see employees having a lot more flexibility.”
Google's New York and London offices quickly returned to 65-70% occupancy
“In our urban offices like New York or London, very quickly we get back to 65, 70% occupancy right away, so it's a strong sense of people wanting to come in.”
Pichai: Most leadership decisions are inconsequential; simply deciding is what matters
“A lot of stress comes from, you know, you have to make a lot of decisions as a leader, but over time you realize most of those decisions are not consequential. And there are a few consequential decisions, but most of the times, it's more important to make a de…”
Pichai: Organizations ironically become more conservative as they grow larger
“You know, one of the counterintuitive things is organizations typically tend to become more conservative when they get larger, which is ironic because they have more resources than when they were a smaller company.”
Pichai: Companies must reward ambitious effort over outcomes to prevent risk aversion
“You have to reward efforts, not always outcomes. I think most companies only reward successful outcomes, which means everyone becomes more conservative in their attempts. And so at Google, we've always had this feeling of setting ambitious goals, and we do fai…”