[slyall]

I assume by "no technical background" you mean he doesn't have a PHD in AI.

He's probably not developing the low-level algorithms but he can probably do everything else and has years of experience doing so.

He's also perfectly able to spend 60 hours a week improving his AI skills using the best teachers in the world.

[slyall]

I'm not sure what you mean by "he literally can't and he literally doesn't" but he's got PHD in CompSci and did everything at Google in the past from writing complex code himself to managing small teams to managing huge teams.

Exactly what do you think he can't do?

Certainly he's well qualified to manage a team of a few thousand (?) AI people and understand what they are talking about and get the best out of them.

Like Batman he has the superpower of money. If he has gaps he can pay (or otherwise arrange) for someone with those skills to 1-1 coach him in them.

He's not trying to become a top researcher, he's trying to learn enough to understand what they are talking about and be able to make decisions around say what areas should be pursued.