Key Takeaways
- Google co-founder Sergey Brin uses AI to help manage his teams, including delegating tasks and identifying promotion candidates.
- Since returning to Google to work on AI, Brin has found AI effective for leadership responsibilities.
- Other tech executives, such as Nvidia’s CEO and Duolingo’s CTO, are also integrating AI into their daily routines.
- Despite AI’s growing use, some leaders emphasize the importance of human connection in management.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has revealed he’s using artificial intelligence to assist with managing teams. He shared this on a recent episode of the “All In” podcast.
Brin, who rejoined Google in 2023 to spearhead AI development amidst rising competition, stated that “Management is like the easiest thing to do with the AI.”
He described using AI to make sense of group chat messages from his team working on Gemini, Google’s large language model. The AI could summarize lengthy discussions and even help assign tasks to team members.
Brin mentioned that while there were subtle signs he was pasting AI-generated content back into chats, the system “worked remarkably well.”
In one striking example, Brin asked an AI tool to suggest who in the group chat might be deserving of a promotion.
The AI identified a “young woman engineer” Brin hadn’t particularly noticed because she wasn’t very vocal. After discussing it with her manager, it turned out she was indeed a strong candidate. “I think that ended up happening, actually,” Brin said of the promotion.
Brin also commented that AI could perform certain tasks, including ones he is skilled at like math and coding, “much better” than humans. According to Business Insider, Brin did not respond to a request for further comment.
Brin isn’t the only tech leader incorporating AI into daily work. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently said he uses tools like ChatGPT and Gemini as a “tutor” every day, helping him understand new subjects.
Likewise, Duolingo’s chief technology officer has made AI a part of his leadership principles, seeking to automate tasks with ChatGPT where possible.
However, not every executive is ready to outsource their management responsibilities to AI just yet.
Dan Shapero, LinkedIn’s chief operating officer, told Business Insider last month that he still prefers to handle the “human parts” of his job.
Shapero expressed that while AI can synthesize information effectively, “I’m not sure that it’s shown that it can inspire a team or that it can connect with people at a deeper level.”
