Many people focus on the excitement of technology platforms without fully comprehending their long-term impact. People often have difficulty envisioning the compounding scale and impact over a decade, tending to underestimate what can be achieved in that time frame. The progression of technologies like self-driving cars serves as an example, as concepts from the nineties are only now starting to become a reality after approximately 15 years of development.
Eric Schmidt was the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, and its executive chairman from 2011 to 2017, guiding the company through a period of incredible growth and a series of world-changing innovations. Video version is available on YouTube. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations.