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Ruth Porat

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252 total appearances

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Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

We need to constructively engage. And I found the same thing when I was in financial services. As they were looking to implement changes coming out of the financial crisis,

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

Those who were in banks who were putting country first, trying to understand what are some of the issues around implementation became valuable partners to people in the regulatory world who are trying to understand how to land something that enables the upside benefit without the downside risk.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

Those who were in banks who were putting country first, trying to understand what are some of the issues around implementation became valuable partners to people in the regulatory world who are trying to understand how to land something that enables the upside benefit without the downside risk.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

Those who were in banks who were putting country first, trying to understand what are some of the issues around implementation became valuable partners to people in the regulatory world who are trying to understand how to land something that enables the upside benefit without the downside risk.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And so it's imperative to be constructively engaging, responsibly putting the problem solving first in order to get this done. Upside downside, right?

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And so it's imperative to be constructively engaging, responsibly putting the problem solving first in order to get this done. Upside downside, right?

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And so it's imperative to be constructively engaging, responsibly putting the problem solving first in order to get this done. Upside downside, right?

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

I think it's such an important question because, as I said, we're privileged to be living in this amazing time in history with AI. And it does require each of us to radically rethink all elements of our business because what you don't want to do is be at the back end of something that is evolving. It is easier to prevent than to fix. It is easier to be ahead of the curve than trying to catch up.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

I think it's such an important question because, as I said, we're privileged to be living in this amazing time in history with AI. And it does require each of us to radically rethink all elements of our business because what you don't want to do is be at the back end of something that is evolving. It is easier to prevent than to fix. It is easier to be ahead of the curve than trying to catch up.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

I think it's such an important question because, as I said, we're privileged to be living in this amazing time in history with AI. And it does require each of us to radically rethink all elements of our business because what you don't want to do is be at the back end of something that is evolving. It is easier to prevent than to fix. It is easier to be ahead of the curve than trying to catch up.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So to give you two examples, one of the ones I get really excited about, and a lot of this is through Google Cloud and the work that they do with their partners. One example is with logistics leaders across a whole host of different areas. They've come to us and said, how can we optimize? are routes. And that saves them money. It saves them time.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So to give you two examples, one of the ones I get really excited about, and a lot of this is through Google Cloud and the work that they do with their partners. One example is with logistics leaders across a whole host of different areas. They've come to us and said, how can we optimize? are routes. And that saves them money. It saves them time.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So to give you two examples, one of the ones I get really excited about, and a lot of this is through Google Cloud and the work that they do with their partners. One example is with logistics leaders across a whole host of different areas. They've come to us and said, how can we optimize? are routes. And that saves them money. It saves them time.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And in many instances, what they're also saying is, thank you. It's also addressing our carbon footprint and some of the goals that we've set for ourselves there. And I'll give you one in the public sector, which I really like. In the state of Minnesota, we were asked to do some work with the public sector where they wanted to better provision services to their constituents.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And in many instances, what they're also saying is, thank you. It's also addressing our carbon footprint and some of the goals that we've set for ourselves there. And I'll give you one in the public sector, which I really like. In the state of Minnesota, we were asked to do some work with the public sector where they wanted to better provision services to their constituents.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And in many instances, what they're also saying is, thank you. It's also addressing our carbon footprint and some of the goals that we've set for ourselves there. And I'll give you one in the public sector, which I really like. In the state of Minnesota, we were asked to do some work with the public sector where they wanted to better provision services to their constituents.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And initially, they said they wanted to be able to do that in four primary languages. I hadn't even realized there were four primary languages that would be critical there. There were. But after a number of months, they came back and said, actually, we want to extend it by another 26 languages. The ability with Google Translate, whether you're in the public sector or the private sector,

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And initially, they said they wanted to be able to do that in four primary languages. I hadn't even realized there were four primary languages that would be critical there. There were. But after a number of months, they came back and said, actually, we want to extend it by another 26 languages. The ability with Google Translate, whether you're in the public sector or the private sector,

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

And initially, they said they wanted to be able to do that in four primary languages. I hadn't even realized there were four primary languages that would be critical there. There were. But after a number of months, they came back and said, actually, we want to extend it by another 26 languages. The ability with Google Translate, whether you're in the public sector or the private sector,

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

To meet people where they want to be met in their own language is so easy with AI. And so, again, each one of us has opportunities, whether it's how you interact with customers or how you manage your expense line so you can invest more for long-term growth. There are a host of opportunities that are relevant for every industry. You have to radically rethink what you're doing.