Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Walks Back Remarks Blaming Work-Life Balance And Remote Work For Search Giant Losing Out To OpenAI: 'I Regret My Error'
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Walks Back Remarks Blaming Work-Life Balance And Remote Work For Search Giant Losing Out To OpenAI: 'I Regret My Error'
However, Schmidt has since walked back his comments. In an email to The Wall Street Journal, he stated, "I misspoke about Google and their work hours."Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, walked back his remarks where he blamed the search giant's focus on work-life balance and remote work for it losing out to AI startups like Microsoft Corp.-backed OpenAI, and Anthropic.
Alphabet Inc的前任CEO Eric Schmidt承认过错误，他曾谴责这家搜索巨头过于重视工作与生活的平衡和远程办公，而导致其输给了微软旗下的OpenAI和 Anthropic等人工智能初创公司。
What Happened: In a lecture at Stanford University in April, Schmidt suggested that Google's focus on work-life balance and remote work was putting it at a disadvantage compared to startups like OpenAI. A recording of Schmidt's speech was published on Stanford Online's YouTube channel on Tuesday.
事件回顾: 今年四月份，Schmidt在斯坦福大学做讲座时表示，谷歌专注于工作与生活的平衡和远程办公对于其竞争对手OpenAI等人工智能创业公司来说是一种劣势。周二，Schmidt的演讲录像在斯坦福在线的YouTube频道上发布。
In the lecture, Schmidt remarked, "Google decided that work-life balance and going home early and working from home was more important than winning." He also noted that startups succeed because "people work like hell."
在演讲中，Schmidt表示"谷歌认为工作与生活的平衡、早归和远程办公比赢得比赛更重要"。他还指出，初创公司之所以成功，是因为"人们拼死拼活地工作"。
However, Schmidt has since walked back his comments. In an email to The Wall Street Journal, he stated, "I misspoke about Google and their work hours."
然而，Schmidt随后撤回了他的评论。在致《华尔街日报》的电子邮件中，他说: "我在对谷歌及其工作时间的评论上说话不清楚"。
"I regret my error."
"我很遗憾我出错了。"
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Schmidt's comments echo sentiments from other tech leaders. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, told Fortune Magazine in 2023 that allowing employees to work fully remotely was one of the tech industry's "worst mistakes."
Schmidt的言论与其他科技领袖的观点相呼应。OpenAI的CEO Sam Altman在2023年接受《财富》杂志采访时表示，允许员工完全远程工作是科技行业中的"最大错误"之一。
Despite these views, research on remote work's impact on productivity remains inconclusive. Some studies show increased productivity, while others indicate a decline.
尽管有这些观点，关于远程办公对生产率的影响的研究仍不一。有些研究表明，远程办公会提高生产力，而另一些研究则表明，生产力会下降。
An analysis by Goldman Sachs suggested that the discrepancy might be due to different productivity measurement methods.
高盛的一项分析表明，这种差异可能是由于不同的生产力测量方法造成的。
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Why It Matters: Adding to the complexity, Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has also weighed in on the future of AI, suggesting that advancements could lead to a world where human labor is no longer necessary.
为什么它很重要: 特斯拉的首席执行官马斯克也对人工智能的未来发表了看法，他认为技术进步可能会导致一个世界，从而人类劳动不再必要。
Furthermore, Google has been under internal pressure as well. A leaked email revealed that CEO Sundar Pichai was particularly concerned about losing talent to competitors like Apple Inc.
此外，谷歌也面临内部压力。一份泄露的电子邮件揭示，首席执行官桑达尔·皮查伊特别担心失去人才，被苹果等竞争对手挖走。
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