Schmidt: Many Google AI, search, and maps initiatives came from 20% time
Eric Schmidt · Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO): Innovation is managed chaos · May 12, 2023 · at 20:02
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses how Google's policy of allowing employees 20% time to explore side projects fueled core company innovations.
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“Many, many initiatives in the company have come out of 20% time ideas. Much of the mapping work, many of the search ideas, many of the advertising Many of now the AI work have come from people working and practicing in new areas.”
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