Alphabet’s (GOOGL) co-founder Sergey Brin is urging the AI (artificial intelligence) team to “turbocharge” their efforts to win the fast-paced AGI (artificial general intelligence) race. The news was first reported by The New York Times, citing reference to an internal memo sent to the staff working on Gemini AI. Brin recommended that employees work in the office for at least every weekday. He suggested that employees work for not more and not less than 60 hours, calling it a “sweet spot” for enhancing efficiency.
Brin and co-founder Larry Page stepped down from their daily duties at Alphabet in 2019. However, the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT model in 2022 and the sprint to making the most advanced AI models led Brin back to office. Since then, Brin has spent a lot of time at DeepMind, Google’s AI business that makes the Gemini suite of models.
Brin Says “Final Race to AGI Is Afoot”
Brin’s comments come as nearly every tech company in the world is in a heated race to capture the essence of AGI, which refers to the level at which machine super intelligence exceeds that of humans. Brin believes that Google’s team has all the right elements to win the AGI race, and hence, is pushing the team to work harder to accomplish the goal. He also emphasized the importance of using Google’s own AI models for coding. Brin believes that AI-focused self-improvement can lead to achieving AGI faster.
Brin wants Google’s Gemini team members to become “the most efficient coders and AI scientists in the world by using our own AI.” At the same time, he showed his discontent toward workers who are only putting in their bare minimum, calling them “highly demoralizing” to their co-workers.
Brin’s memo does not seek to alter Google’s official three-days-a-week office policy. In fact, it only seeks to motivate employees to put in their best efforts to achieve the common goal of reaching AGI. Brin is determined to make Google the superpower in the AGI race, amid heated competition from the likes of OpenAI and Elon Musk-led xAI. Furthermore, intense competition from China’s DeepSeek model has threatened American dominance in the AI sphere, which also motivates Brin to position Google as a leader in the AI space.
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