He scaled Google from startup to $2 trillion success, can Eric Schmidt now help save humanity from the dangers of AI?
Eric Schmidt is the former CEO of Google and co-founder of Schmidt Sciences. He is also the author of bestselling books such as, ‘The New Digital Age’ and ‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit’.
In this conversation, Eric and Steven discuss topics such as, how TikTok is influencing algorithms, the 2 AI tools that companies need, how Google employees leaked secret information, and the link between AI and human survival.
(00:00) Intro
(02:05) Why Did You Write a Book About AI?
(03:49) Your Experience in the Area of AI
(05:06) Essential Knowledge to Acquire at 18
(06:49) Is Coding a Dying Art Form?
(07:49) What Is Critical Thinking and How Can It Be Acquired?
(10:24) Importance of Critical Thinking in AI
(13:40) When Your Children's Best Friend Is a Computer
(15:38) How Would You Reduce TikTok's Addictiveness?
(18:38) Principles of Good Entrepreneurship
(20:57) Founder Mode
(22:01) The Backstory of Google's Larry and Sergey
(24:27) How Did You Join Google?
(25:33) Principles of Scaling a Company
(28:50) The Significance of Company Culture
(33:02) Should Company Culture Change as It Grows?
(36:42) Is Innovation Possible in Big Successful Companies?
(38:15) How to Structure Teams to Drive Innovation
(42:37) Focus at Google
(45:25) The Future of AI
(48:40) Why Didn’t Google Release a ChatGPT-Style Product First?
(51:53) What Would Apple Be Doing if Steve Jobs Were Alive?
(55:42) Hiring & Failing Fast
(58:53) Microcultures at Google & Growing Too Big
(01:04:02) Competition
(01:04:39) Deadlines
(01:05:17) Business Plans
(01:06:28) What Made Google’s Sergey and Larry Special?
(01:09:12) Navigating Media Production in the Age of AI
(01:12:17) Why AI Emergence Is a Matter of Human Survival
(01:17:39) Dangers of AI
(01:21:01) AI Models Know More Than We Thought
(01:23:45) Will We Have to Guard AI Models with the Army?
(01:25:32) What If China or Russia Gains Full Control of AI?
(01:27:56) Will AI Make Jobs Redundant?
(01:31:09) Incorporating AI into Everyday Life
(01:33:20) Sam Altman's Worldcoin
(01:34:45) Is AI Superior to Humans in Performing Tasks?
(01:35:29) Is AI the End of Humanity?
(01:36:05) How Do We Control AI?
(01:37:51) Your Biggest Fear About AI
(01:40:24) Work from Home vs. Office: Your Perspective
(01:42:59) Advice You Wish You’d Received in Your 30s
(01:44:44) What Activity Significantly Improves Everyday Life?
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