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James Manyika
Senior vice president of research, labs, technology & society, Google
Leads Google and Alphabet’s efforts to responsibly shape ambitious innovations for the benefit of people and society.
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Real Alpha has cut 5 moments of James Manyika (Senior vice president of research, labs, technology & society, Google) talking, from an interview on Silicon Valley Girl published Oct 13, 2026.
What James Manyika said
Top Google Exec: AI Moves Fast, Jobs Move Slow. Use the Gap
5 moments · 25 min
- 0:45
AI is changing jobs faster than it is eliminating them
“the adoption is very wide, but very shallow.”
at 6:35 - 11:43
AI productivity does not guarantee higher wages
“the growth in wages go up, but not as fast as the output has gone up.”
at 13:53 - 27:27
AI is already supporting cancer detection and flood warnings
“And in that case, we're able to use these tools to pick up evidence of breast cancer that would have been missed before and pick them up much earlier.”
at 28:25 - 44:18
Safety work needs to keep pace with AI capabilities
“But if the capabilities outrun our ability to build this technology and deploy it safely, I worry about that.”
at 45:35 - 47:57
AI risks include connected systems and unequal access
“I think often we think about AI models in isolation, but keep in mind that we're now connecting these systems”
at 48:23
- 0:45