Gandhi: Enterprises adopt AI for efficiency before pursuing creativity
Kawal Gandhi · No Priors Ep. 37 | With Kawal Gandhi · Oct 19, 2023 · at 10:42
Kawal Gandhi, Generative AI lead at Google Cloud's Office of the CTO, outlines the sequential stages of enterprise AI adoption to Sarah Guo and Elad Gil.
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“Inside the enterprise, folks want to be creative, but every time they think about efficiency gains inside their workflows. So how can I make my workflow better so I can invest back into my group? And then how can I make productivity better than I can make them creative? And I think we're seeing the flow inside the organizations.”
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