

Ex-Google CEO: What Artificial Superintelligence Will Actually Look Like w/ Eric Schmidt & Dave Blundin | EP #183
194 snips Jul 17, 2025
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and tech visionary, joins Dave Blundin of Link Ventures to explore the future of AI. They discuss the looming development of digital superintelligence and its risks and rewards for society. Topics include AI's energy demands, its transformative effects on businesses, and implications for national security amid US-China competition. They also delve into the evolving job market, opportunities in creative industries like filmmaking, and the importance of addressing misinformation to maintain human connections in a tech-driven world.
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Digital Superintelligence Is Imminent
- Digital superintelligence will arrive within 10 years, revolutionizing knowledge access.
- It will be like having Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci combined in your pocket.
AI Growth Limited by Electricity
- AI accelerates as a learning machine limited only by electricity availability.
- Chip improvements are quickly consumed by software growth, maintaining rapid AI advancement.
AI Automates Enterprise Coding
- AI can automate enterprise software coding by connecting databases with large language models.
- Junior programmers may diminish, but senior experts will still monitor AI-generated code.