Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, has sparked discussions within the company regarding work hours and productivity in the race to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). In an internal memo, Brin suggested that increasing work hours could significantly enhance the chances of realizing AGI.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin the company's AI engineers in the office full-time and working 60-hour weeks to help the company stay ahead in the race to artificial general intelligence. He believes this workload is the “sweet spot of productivity” and necessary to outpace competitors like and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT).

But now that the tech giant is the No. 5 biggest company in the world (as of press time), the bosses want employees at their desks, not carports. In a memo viewed by The New York Times and posted internally to employees working on Google's Gemini AI,

Sergey Brin suggested Google employees work about 60 hours a week. Yet, experts warn longer hours could harm productivity and lead to burnout.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin urges longer work weeks to accelerate AI innovation and reclaim leadership.

Brin called for Googlers working on the company's AI products to increase their hours in a memo seen by The New York Times.

In an internal memo seen by the New York Times, the Google cofounder told employees working on Gemini, which develops the company's suite of AI products, that he recommends being in the office "at least every weekday" and that "60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity."

Sergey Brin is urging employees working on AI to spend at least 60 hours per week in the office as Google faces heated competition from OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek and others.

Mr Brin, who is estimated to be worth $144 billion, emphasised that "60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity" in a memo.