A video posted by Google’s former CEO speaking negatively about the Android maker’s remote work practices has mysteriously disappeared.
Eric Schmidt did raise eyebrows when he spoke negatively about the company to students at Standford. As per Schmidt, Google could care less about winning and more about ensuring its employees had the perfect work-life balance. Even if that cost the company millions, it could care less.
The video was published across several social media platforms before but now has disappeared. Even on YouTube, its settings were changed from public to private. As expected, the matter remains a mystery in terms of why the sudden change.
The hot views were not for the masses to benefit from. Schmidt probably realized this a little too late and hence now felt it needs to be restricted. He simply expressed regret for the decisions he was making.
Many news outlets already published this with eye-grabbing headlines. Schmidt is trying hard to rectify his mistake by issuing a public apology for how his words may misrepresent the reality of Google and its working hours.
For a clip to get millions of views in such a short period and then be deleted must be a serious concern. And this is what’s happening right now.
In another part of the clip, the ex-Google CEO requests audience members to stay hush about what he’s telling them. But when someone highlights the presence of cameras, he remains startled.
There is another part in the clip where Schmidt informs some shocking claims about AI. The technology can steal IP addresses and once that’s done, their owners could hire top lawyers to clean up the mess afterwards so nothing really goes noticed as the goal is a successful product.
Who knew that his words would come back to haunt him like they are right now? Clearly, it’s a foot-in-the-mouth situation and one that Google might not forgive and forget for a long time. It was online for so long and now that it’s gone, the matter is looked upon as suspicious.
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