Sergey Brin says he fought Google's ban on engineers using Gemini

Google co-founder Sergey Brin discovered Gemini on an internal coding tool prohibition list.

He spent weeks attempting to remove this restriction himself.

After failing to resolve the issue, Brin approached CEO Sundar Pichai for assistance.

Pichai proved supportive and helped lift the outdated restriction on Gemini usage.

This incident highlights how internal rules can lag behind company AI strategies. ...