Open the Pod Bay Doors E180 – Scott Thomson, Former Head of Innovation, Customer Engineering at Google Cloud
Jul 4, 2024
Head of Innovation at Google, Scott Thomson, discusses driving innovation through AI applications, the evolution of technology, the future implications of Gen AI, human-AI collaboration, AI capabilities, robotics challenges, energy usage in AI, opportunities for startups, book recommendations, tech innovation, and job creation.
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Aim For 10x Improvement
- Aim for 10x improvement, not just incremental gains like 10% or 20%.
- Smaller capital should focus on big bets that deliver massive value leaps.
LLMs As Word Clouds
- Large language models work like a multidimensional word cloud that assembles answers statistically.
- They translate questions into sets of instructions or explanations based on learned language patterns.
Integrate AI into Workflows
- Use AI to synthesize multiple complex documents to extract trends and insights quickly.
- Integrate AI deeply into daily tools for a vertical business process to increase productivity.