Sundar Pichai

I didn't quite realize that.

I didn't quite realize that.

You're more than a podcaster, but you're very good at podcasting too.

You're more than a podcaster, but you're very good at podcasting too.

I think I respect the other stuff you've done as well.

I think I respect the other stuff you've done as well.

No, look, I mean, I love building products. And in some ways, Google was really set up, I think the founders set up this kind of a deep computer science approach. And you take that and apply it to build things which can impact people on a day-to-day basis. And so it's that kind of a product and technical culture, which is the essence of the company. So I love doing that.

No, look, I mean, I love building products. And in some ways, Google was really set up, I think the founders set up this kind of a deep computer science approach. And you take that and apply it to build things which can impact people on a day-to-day basis. And so it's that kind of a product and technical culture, which is the essence of the company. So I love doing that.

And there's not a single week which goes by where I feel like I don't get to do that. So those are the parts I really enjoy. But obviously, running a company of this scale where you impact so many people, I think it's a privilege. So enjoyed every part of it.

And there's not a single week which goes by where I feel like I don't get to do that. So those are the parts I really enjoy. But obviously, running a company of this scale where you impact so many people, I think it's a privilege. So enjoyed every part of it.

I'm obviously very, very familiar with the concept. I don't think I've read the book actually, but it's one of those things which is so much in the ether, you think you know it.

I'm obviously very, very familiar with the concept. I don't think I've read the book actually, but it's one of those things which is so much in the ether, you think you know it.

It's a good framework, good question to talk about. I've definitely, for almost a decade, one of the first things I did was to think of the company as AI first. It was very clear to us. We had Google Brain underway in 2012. We acquired DeepMind in 2014. 2015, when I became the CEO, I said, look, the technology is really evolving.

It's a good framework, good question to talk about. I've definitely, for almost a decade, one of the first things I did was to think of the company as AI first. It was very clear to us. We had Google Brain underway in 2012. We acquired DeepMind in 2014. 2015, when I became the CEO, I said, look, the technology is really evolving.

The reason we were excited to approach our work as AI first is because we really felt that AI is what will drive the biggest progress in search. So, you know, I think even the last couple of years, I viewed this as an extraordinary opportunity for search.

The reason we were excited to approach our work as AI first is because we really felt that AI is what will drive the biggest progress in search. So, you know, I think even the last couple of years, I viewed this as an extraordinary opportunity for search.

I think if you look at how much information means to people, I think they're going to, each person is going to have access to information in a way they've never had before. So it feels very far from a zero-sum construct to me. And we are seeing it empirically when people are using search. Obviously there are a couple of major things we have done with search.

I think if you look at how much information means to people, I think they're going to, each person is going to have access to information in a way they've never had before. So it feels very far from a zero-sum construct to me. And we are seeing it empirically when people are using search. Obviously there are a couple of major things we have done with search.

Transformers drove some of the biggest innovations in search with BERT and MUM, dramatically improved search quality. We launched AI overviews about a year ago. It's now being used by over one and a half billion users in over 150 countries. It's expanding the types of queries people can type in. And we see it empirically, the nature of queries is expanded.

Transformers drove some of the biggest innovations in search with BERT and MUM, dramatically improved search quality. We launched AI overviews about a year ago. It's now being used by over one and a half billion users in over 150 countries. It's expanding the types of queries people can type in. And we see it empirically, the nature of queries is expanded.