Artificial intelligence could change how companies are run, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt believes the shift could be bigger than many workers expect. As AI agents become more capable, business leaders could use them to monitor projects, track decisions and oversee operations in new ways.
Schmidt believes future CEOs could use AI assistants that monitor activity across their companies and flag issues that require their attention. He recalled how his days as Google’s chief executive were often consumed by meetings, sometimes lasting 12 hours a day, five days a week.
These tools could track project progress, identify inefficiencies and check whether decisions align with a company’s stated values, according to Business Insider’s report. AI platforms, he suggested, could reduce what he described as the “coordination tax”, the time and effort spent collecting updates, passing information between teams and keeping projects on track.
The former Google chief executive also highlighted the speed of competition in artificial intelligence. Rejecting the idea that AI is merely a bubble, Schmidt pointed to Anthropic’s rapid revenue growth as evidence of growing commercial demand.
He argued that AI development cycles move faster than earlier technology battles, leaving companies with little time to adjust before competitors introduce newer models.
