London: Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who was born in Tamil Nadu and raised in Chennai, has said that India has deep roots in him and is a big part of who he is.
In an in-depth interview with the BBC at Google headquarters in Silicon Valley, California, the tech boss covered a range of topics, including the dangers of freebies and open internet And he also narrowed down two developments he thinks will further revolutionize the world in the next quarter of a century, in the form of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.
“I’m an American citizen but India is deep within me. So that’s a big part of who I am.” pichai, 49, said, when asked about his roots.
“I see it” [artificial intelligence] As the most profound technology that humanity will ever develop and work on. You know, if you think about fire or electricity or the internet, it’s like that. But I feel even deeper,” said Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet.
Asked whether the Chinese model of the Internet based on surveillance is on the rise, Pichai said the free and open Internet is under attack. Although he did not directly mention China, he said: “None of our flagship products and services are available in China.”
On the controversial tax issue, he said: “We are one of the largest taxpayers in the world, if you look at the average over the past decade, we have paid more than 20 percent in taxes.
“We pay the majority of our taxes in the US, where we originate and where our products are developed. I think good negotiations are taking place and we support the global OECD negotiations on how to allocate taxes. It is beyond a company to resolve what is the right way to do so,” he said.
He was also asked about his own personal technical habits and encouraged everyone to adopt “two-factor authentication” when it comes to passwords to ensure multiple security, and admitted that he likes to test new technology. Constantly changing your phone.
In an in-depth interview with the BBC at Google headquarters in Silicon Valley, California, the tech boss covered a range of topics, including the dangers of freebies and open internet And he also narrowed down two developments he thinks will further revolutionize the world in the next quarter of a century, in the form of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.
“I’m an American citizen but India is deep within me. So that’s a big part of who I am.” pichai, 49, said, when asked about his roots.
“I see it” [artificial intelligence] As the most profound technology that humanity will ever develop and work on. You know, if you think about fire or electricity or the internet, it’s like that. But I feel even deeper,” said Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet.
Asked whether the Chinese model of the Internet based on surveillance is on the rise, Pichai said the free and open Internet is under attack. Although he did not directly mention China, he said: “None of our flagship products and services are available in China.”
On the controversial tax issue, he said: “We are one of the largest taxpayers in the world, if you look at the average over the past decade, we have paid more than 20 percent in taxes.
“We pay the majority of our taxes in the US, where we originate and where our products are developed. I think good negotiations are taking place and we support the global OECD negotiations on how to allocate taxes. It is beyond a company to resolve what is the right way to do so,” he said.
He was also asked about his own personal technical habits and encouraged everyone to adopt “two-factor authentication” when it comes to passwords to ensure multiple security, and admitted that he likes to test new technology. Constantly changing your phone.
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