- India,
- 03-Mar-2025 03:40 PM IST
Google Agi Competition: Google does not want to be left behind in any way amid the growing competition in the field of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). In view of this pressure, the company's co-founder Sergey Brin has advised his employees to work harder. In an internal memo, he has advised employees to work 60 hours every week and come to the office regularly. He believes that if employees work harder than before, Google can top this AI race.Google's aggressive strategyBrin clarified that Google's AGI development team is currently working on Gemini AI, which can prove to be a game-changer in the AI field. He asked employees to increase their productivity and come to the office every working day. He warned that if employees work more than 60 hours, the risk of burnout may increase.Trend of long working hours in the tech worldBrin's policy reflects the trend in which big tech giants are expecting more work from their employees. Earlier, Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy had said that he worked more than 70 hours every week for 40 years. In this context, L&T Chairman SN Subramanian also advocated working up to 90 hours. There was a lot of debate on this issue on social media. Now Google has also taken this trend further by advising its employees to work 60 hours.Tech companies retreating from hybrid work policyBrin's decision indicates that tech companies are gradually retreating from hybrid work policy. After the pandemic, many companies had given remote work facility to their employees, but now these companies are adopting the strategy of calling employees to the office full-time.Trying to move ahead in the AGI raceCompetition in the AI industry has intensified since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022. Companies like Microsoft, OpenAI and Meta are also actively involved in the AGI race. Google is making every effort to keep itself at the forefront in this race. Brin believes that if employees make extra efforts, Google can establish dominance in the AI field.ConclusionIt is clear from Google's new work policy that to stay in the AI race, tech companies are expecting more time from their employees. However, there is also a debate on this kind of work culture, because long working hours can have an adverse effect on the mental and physical health of employees. Now it will be interesting to see how effective this strategy of Google proves to be in taking it ahead in the AGI race.