Google's AI Head Joins Airbnb's Board as Company Eyes Generative AI Integration

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

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Posted 9/11/2023, 3:29:01 PM

Google's AI Head Joins Airbnb's Board as Company Eyes Generative AI Integration

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

cnbc.com

Relevant topic timeline:

9/6/2023

Google’s 'decision' woman is out

9/6/2023

Google Cloud’s CEO will discuss AI and what’s next at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

9/12/2023

Alibaba Restructures, Embraces AI Under New CEO Wu's Ambitious Plan

9/28/2023

Zuckerberg Eyes AI Celebrity Assistants as Next Big Thing Despite Limitations

9/30/2023

Pichai Envisions AI Driving Google's Next 25 Years of Helpful Innovation

10/2/2023

Airbnb Uses AI to Screen Guests and Listings

Airbnb is using AI to identify guests who are likely to throw house parties and to verify if listing pictures submitted by hosts match up with satellite images.