In memo to Google's AI team, Sergey Brin says 60 hours a week is 'sweet spot'

by KoftaBob on 3/1/2025, 12:30:02 AM with 7 comments

  • by palata on 3/1/2025, 12:34:36 AM

    Sure. "Please work 60 hours a day working on a technology that may well put you out of a job and also have disastrous consequences on society".

    Why the hell do people accept to do that?

  • by clipsy on 3/1/2025, 1:54:22 AM

    If they really believe they're going to develop "AGI," and they really believe that more engineering time would get them there faster, it seems like there's one obvious question: Why aren't they spending their enormous cash reserves on a hiring spree?

  • by spiderfarmer on 3/1/2025, 1:24:28 AM

    So these uber intelligent people are working 60 hours per week, have all the resources and data in the world, and they’re still lagging behind Deepseek in the most important areas?

    They should try 62 hours. Maybe those extra 2 hours will give them a competitive edge.

  • by eichi on 3/1/2025, 7:31:35 AM

    When it comes to Google's success, another founder's experience, knowledge, other business competitiveness contributed most.