Google's AI Head Joins Airbnb's Board as Company Eyes Generative AI Integration
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James Manyika, Google's head of Research, Technology and Society, joins Airbnb's board of directors.
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Manyika reports to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and focuses on how tech affects users' lives.
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Manyika is vice chair of the National AI Advisory Committee and former senior partner at McKinsey.
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to integrate generative AI to personalize the platform by 2024.
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With Manyika, Chesky gains an influential voice on the impacts of AI technology.
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