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The former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, recently bashed Google for its work culture, especially its remote working system. Schmidt was speaking to students at Stanford University during a lecture in April, where he was asked about the lead of startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic on Google in the field of AI. In a Stanford talk posted today, Eric Schmidt says the reason why Google is losing to @OpenAI and other startups is because Google only has people coming in 1 day per week 👀 pic.twitter.com/XPxr3kdNaC — Alex Kehr (@alexkehr) August 13, 2024 According to Schmidt, Google has lagged behind in the AI race because the company has prioritized work-life balance and flexible work arrangements. As Schmidt pointed out, these decisions have eroded Google’s competitive advantage in the field of AI, which is still a relatively new and dynamic domain.  Startup culture outpaces big tech in AI innovation Although Google had a leading position in the development of AI and made a significant achievement in 2017, Schmidt pointed out that the company has been further surpassed by OpenAI and Anthropic. “Google decided that work-life balance and going home early and working from home was more important than winning,” Schmidt said. He noted that such companies as OpenAI, which has recently succeeded, operate hard, which Google does not do, according to him. According to Schmidt, Google’s focus on work-life balance demotivated the employees. He mentioned that startups, which are known to expect a lot from their employees, are doing a better job than Google and other big companies in AI innovation. According to Schmidt, discipline and commitment in startups are very important in enhancing innovation and competition in the tech market.  “I am sorry to be so blunt, but the fact of the matter is when you all leave university…

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