Comment by fragmede
2 days ago
The man that invented PageRank while going to college at Stanford for a PhD doesn't have a technical background? He did not get that PhD because he founded Google. He may not be as smart as you think you are, but he's no slouch either.
A charitable interpretation of what GP said is that Brin might not have a specific expertise in AI.
I also think this doesn't make sense, because he certainly stayed on top of things