#129: will.i.am Unplugged: Will AI take over the world?
Next Level Pros
Chris Lee
4.7 • 165 Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a new episode of Next Level Pros! In today’s conversation, our guest is Will.i.am—artist, tech innovator, and futurist. Will dives into a range of topics including his journey from music to technology, the future of AI governance, and his thoughts on Universal Basic Income (UBI). He shares unique insights into his creative process, the importance of collaboration, and how curiosity has driven him to pioneer in the tech space. This episode is a deep dive into what it takes to innovate fearlessly and the mindset needed to push boundaries in both art and technology.
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Highlights:
"Curiosity is the fuel that drives innovation; stay curious, and you'll find the answers."
"We’re headed towards a world where companies run themselves with only a few people overseeing data."
"You don’t need to own something to find value in it, but own your data and your identity."
"True collaboration happens when minds gel, ideate, and challenge each other without ego."
Timestamps:
00:00 – The Future of AI and Business
06:56 – Creative Thinking and Influence
14:00 – Autonomous Vehicles
20:20 – Universal Basic Income Debate
26:57 – Data Ownership and Modern Society
29:32 – Craftsmanship vs. Planned Obsolescence
33:02 – Pioneering in Tech
39:34 – Learning at Harvard
47:29 – Pitching Success Stories
50:21 – Principles for Success
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| 0:00.0 | I read an article and it said, yeah, in the next three or four years, we'll see a billion |
| 0:04.4 | dollar business ran by one person. |
| 0:06.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:06.7 | So that means at 10 years, there's going to be a company that's started by the AI. |
| 0:11.9 | And we'll have humans working for it for like delivering stuff or maybe not. |
| 0:18.5 | So who will own the AI? |
| 0:20.2 | Because there's no governance and regulations, |
| 0:22.7 | I don't know the answer to that right now. There are a lot of people that call you lyrical genius. |
| 0:27.2 | You've been involved in a lot of... |
| 0:28.8 | Lyrical genius. So you wouldn't consider yourself a lyrical genius? No. |
| 0:54.5 | What up everybody? Welcome to another episode of Next Level Pros today. We are taking to the next level with my boy. Will I am. Welcome to the show, my dude. Yeah, we're next level pros. Let's go. Will. |
| 0:56.3 | Chris, dude. |
| 0:58.1 | Excited to have you on the show. |
| 1:00.9 | We've been trying to get this thing done for like a year. |
| 1:02.2 | Yeah, I know. |
| 1:05.8 | So happy that we did it the day before school was over. |
| 1:06.6 | Yeah, dude. |
| 1:07.0 | It's bad. |
| 1:08.8 | Last minute. |
| 1:28.7 | So we've known each other for a couple years now, attending HBS, the OPM program. Shout out Harvard. And, dude, so you've got an incredible story. I've always been really just impressed with your level of intelligence. Next level intelligence. |
| 1:29.8 | Let's go. |
| 1:33.9 | When it comes to tech, you've been involved in a bunch of stuff. |
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