As the working hours is triggering a world wide debate, the tech giant Google has pushed its DeepMind team to work 60-hour weeks as AGI race heats up. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has recommended that employees at the tech giant’s DeepMind AI division put in 12-hour workdays as the race to artificial general intelligence (AGI) intensifies.
According to The New York Times report, Sergey Brin On Wednesday, said that the company could lead the industry in artificial general intelligence — when machines match or become smarter than humans — if employees worked harder. “I recommend being in the office at least every weekday. 60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity”- The report quoted on him writing in a memo posted internally on Wednesday evening in the message to employees who work on Gemini.
What The Memo Stated
The note came as Google DeepMind (known as GDM) and its Gemini AI programme completes two years.
Google is rolling out a lineup of AI models and applications to stay ahead in the competitive AI landscape.
“Competition has accelerated immensely and the final race to A.G.I. is afoot,” he wrote. “I think we have all the ingredients to win this race, but we are going to have to turbocharge our efforts.”
In the memo, he urged the need for Google’s employees to use more of its A.I. for coding. He also called on employees working on Gemini to be “the most efficient coders and A.I. scientists in the world by using our own A.I.”
Back To Work From Office
Brin’s full memo, published by The New York Post, also stressed the importance of working out of Google offices “because physically being together is far more effective for communication.” “I recommend being in the office at least every week day,” the former president of Google parent company Alphabet said.
More companies worldwide are mandating a full-time return to the office to boost productivity. Many Indian and international firms have issued similar directives, including AT&T, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs. In September, Amazon announced that its corporate employees would be required to work from the office five days a week starting in 2025.
