Q+A: What tech can do
IN RECENT WEEKS, GOVERNMENTS and citizens alike have turned to Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, for help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, edited excerpts from TIME’s conversation with CEO Sundar Pichai about how he’s navigating this new landscape.
You’ve talked, as many innovators have, about crises being spurs to innovation. What does that look like right now? Google was founded right before the dotcom crash and built in a moment of severe, I would say, scarcity. That inspired us to solve problems with constraints. And be it distance learning, delivery—I think this moment will make people think creatively and think ahead.
Absolutely. When I talk to
