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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