The Hill & Valley Forum Podcast OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil, Google CIO Ruth Porat, and Emil Michael | The AI Reckoning: How Artificial Intelligence is Rewriting America's Future
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May 3, 2025 
Join tech titans Kevin Weil, CPO of OpenAI; Ruth Porat, President at Alphabet; and Emil Michael, future Undersecretary of Defense for Research as they delve into America's AI leadership. Weil highlights the staggering growth of ChatGPT, while Porat discusses the Nobel-winning AlphaFold's impact on science. The conversation navigates challenges in Pentagon tech adoption, the urgent need for energy infrastructure modernization, and the importance of maintaining a competitive edge against China's AI advancements.
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Waymo Ride Shows AI Normalization
- Kevin Weil describes his first Waymo ride as initially nerve-wracking but quickly normalizing and even boring within minutes.
- This exemplifies how fast people adapt to transformative AI technologies becoming part of everyday life.
ChatGPT's Exponential Growth
- ChatGPT has 500 million weekly users, about 7% of the world's population, reflecting rapid adoption.
- AI model intelligence improves exponentially, soon surpassing humans in tasks like code writing, changing industry workflows.
AlphaFold Revolutionizes Science
- AlphaFold predicted structures for all 200 million known proteins, a task that previously took years for one.
- This breakthrough vastly speeds drug discovery and democratizes healthcare diagnostics globally with AI assistance.
