Google CEO Sundar Pichai on next Google CEO: “Whoever is running it will ….

Google’s Sundar Pichai offered a glimpse into the future of leadership this week, suggesting his eventual successor will be fundamentally transformed by artificial intelligence. Speaking at Bloomberg’s Tech conference in San Francisco, Pichai quipped that “whoever is running it will have an extraordinary AI companion” when asked about qualities the public should expect in Google’s next CEO.

The comment reflects Google’s deepening integration of AI across its operations, even as Pichai pushes back against fears that the technology will replace human workers.