Google founder Sergey Brin found out using Gemini, company's own AI model, on the internal list of tools engineers are banned from using; to kill that one rule 'upset Brin' passed over the 'fight' to company's CEO

Google co-founder Sergey Brin revealed that he once found Gemini , Google's own AI model, on an internal list of coding tools that engineers were not allowed to use. Speaking on the All-In podcast last year, Brin said he was surprised to see Gemini on the company's internal "no list" and spent weeks trying to get the rule removed. After failing to resolve the issue himself, he said he turned to Google CEO Sundar Pichai , who supported him and helped get the restriction lifted. Brin said the episode highlights how internal rules can sometimes lag behind a company's AI strategy.