Rapid Response: "You should be running toward AI," w/Eric Schmidt (frmr Google CEO)
Masters of Scale
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🗓️ 11 November 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, breaks down his deep insights around artificial intelligence on Rapid Response. Schmidt, co-author of the new book "The Age of AI: And Our Human Future," alongside Dr. Henry Kissinger and MIT’s Daniel Huttenlocher, says that we’re entering an unknown era with technology – one that requires extra vigilance to ensure that we amplify the positives and de-amplify the negatives. His advice to businesses: You need to be running as fast as you can toward AI applications. If your competitor gets there first, you'll be in trouble. Schmidt argues that AI will change business, society, and potentially humanity itself. "It's important that our systems not enable the worst of us, but instead promote the best of us,” he says.
Read the new book "The Age of AI: And Our Human Future" from Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocher: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-age-of-ai-henry-a-kissinger/1139558876?ean=9780316273800
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| 0:00.0 | Hey listeners, this is Jordan, executive producer of Masters of Scale. |
| 0:04.2 | Nearly every entrepreneur we've had on the show has faced something unexpected in their |
| 0:08.2 | career. |
| 0:09.2 | And what I've noticed is that it's often these unexpected moments that lead to the greatest |
| 0:13.8 | learnings. |
| 0:14.9 | So with that in mind, I want to tell you about another podcast that does a fantastic job |
| 0:19.8 | of shedding some light on the unexpected. |
| 0:22.4 | It's called 99% Invisible. |
| 0:24.9 | And it's all about the unnoticed elements of architecture and design that end up having |
| 0:29.2 | a huge impact on our lives. |
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| 0:37.9 | and ideas that shape our world. |
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| 0:45.8 | the places where we've just stopped noticing. |
| 0:48.5 | You can follow and listen to 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:53.0 | And now onto the show. |
| 0:54.7 | Hey everybody, it's Bob. |
| 0:57.4 | Today we're re-releasing one of my favorite rapid response episodes with former Google |
| 1:02.4 | CEO Eric Schmidt. |
| 1:04.7 | Eric talks with me about what people in business most misunderstand about artificial intelligence. |
| 1:10.8 | And his passion and insight are striking. |
| 1:14.0 | Eric will be one of the speakers at the inaugural Masters of Scale Summit on October 18th and |
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