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How does Sundar Pichai still have a job? Isn’t he ultimately accountable for turning Google’s state of the art AI research into multiple bungled attempts at com
by ralph84 3y ago
How does Sundar Pichai still have a job? Isn’t he ultimately accountable for turning Google’s state of the art AI research into multiple bungled attempts at commercialization?
- stillwithit 3y agoNot just AI either. Nothing launched under his tenure has survived. The business hasn’t diversified. Google under an unimaginative McKinsey suit is the epitome of burn money and accomplish nothing.
- epylar 3y agoWell, he's certainly not being held accountable.
- Halen77 3y agoHe's been absolutely useless, and everything relating to AI under his watch this last year has been disastrous. This is all way over his head, he doesn't have either the knowledge, the charisma or spirit to move things forward. They should show him the door before any other major embarrassment.
- paxys 3y agoInvestors are reading balance sheets, not HN comments. Look at Google's stock price since Pichai took over and you will understand how he still has a job.
- ralph84 3y agoGoogle has underperformed all of big tech except Meta since he took over.
- paxys 3y agoPut another way – Google is only the third best performing company in the world just not the first or second.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThe big tech companies are not playing the same game as other companies in the world. It seems reasonable to hold them to a higher standard if you think they have more potential.
- harpiaharpyja 3y agoWith the resources available at that level the only limiting factors seem to be leadership and what's actually possible. So I think it's fair to hold them to a high standard.
- ralph84 3y agoYou can debate the definition of big tech, but among the companies Google has underperformed in the Pichai era are Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla, TSMC, Broadcom, Adobe, AMD, and Netflix.
- opdahl 3y agoYou can say that with no leadership and just keep working on ads they would maybe have even more revenue
- atonse 3y agoPeople said the same about Steve Ballmer. And look at how much MS has changed since they got an innovative CEO in his place. Hopefully Sundar is shown the door and the reins are given to someone else actually willing to innovate. And the share price will skyrocket like it has with MS.