Ex Google CEO: AI Is Creating Deadly Viruses! If We See This, We Must Turn Off AI! They Leaked Our Secrets At Google!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

He scaled Google from startup to $2 trillion success, can Eric Schmidt now help save humanity from the dangers of AI? 

Eric Schmidt is the former CEO of Google and co-founder of Schmidt Sciences. He is also the author of bestselling books such as, ‘The New Digital Age’ and ‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit’. 

In this conversation, Eric and Steven discuss topics such as, how TikTok is influencing algorithms, the 2 AI tools that companies need, how Google employees leaked secret information, and the link between AI and human survival. 

(00:00) Intro 

(02:05) Why Did You Write a Book About AI? 

(03:49) Your Experience in the Area of AI 

(05:06) Essential Knowledge to Acquire at 18 

(06:49) Is Coding a Dying Art Form? 

(07:49) What Is Critical Thinking and How Can It Be Acquired? 

(10:24) Importance of Critical Thinking in AI 

(13:40) When Your Children's Best Friend Is a Computer 

(15:38) How Would You Reduce TikTok's Addictiveness? 

(18:38) Principles of Good Entrepreneurship 

(20:57) Founder Mode 

(22:01) The Backstory of Google's Larry and Sergey 

(24:27) How Did You Join Google? 

(25:33) Principles of Scaling a Company 

(28:50) The Significance of Company Culture 

(33:02) Should Company Culture Change as It Grows? 

(36:42) Is Innovation Possible in Big Successful Companies? 

(38:15) How to Structure Teams to Drive Innovation 

(42:37) Focus at Google 

(45:25) The Future of AI 

(48:40) Why Didn’t Google Release a ChatGPT-Style Product First? 

(51:53) What Would Apple Be Doing if Steve Jobs Were Alive? 

(55:42) Hiring & Failing Fast 

(58:53) Microcultures at Google & Growing Too Big 

(01:04:02) Competition 

(01:04:39) Deadlines 

(01:05:17) Business Plans 

(01:06:28) What Made Google’s Sergey and Larry Special? 

(01:09:12) Navigating Media Production in the Age of AI 

(01:12:17) Why AI Emergence Is a Matter of Human Survival 

(01:17:39) Dangers of AI 

(01:21:01) AI Models Know More Than We Thought 

(01:23:45) Will We Have to Guard AI Models with the Army? 

(01:25:32) What If China or Russia Gains Full Control of AI? 

(01:27:56) Will AI Make Jobs Redundant? 

(01:31:09) Incorporating AI into Everyday Life 

(01:33:20) Sam Altman's Worldcoin 

(01:34:45) Is AI Superior to Humans in Performing Tasks? 

(01:35:29) Is AI the End of Humanity? 

(01:36:05) How Do We Control AI? 

(01:37:51) Your Biggest Fear About AI 

(01:40:24) Work from Home vs. Office: Your Perspective 

(01:42:59) Advice You Wish You’d Received in Your 30s 

(01:44:44) What Activity Significantly Improves Everyday Life? 

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Follow Eric: 

Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/7JNHZYGKuOb 

You can purchase Eric’s books, here: 

‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit’ UK version - https://amzn.to/40M9o05

‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit’ US version - https://g2ul0.app.link/UT7lhDTFCOb

‘The Age of AI And Our Human Future’ - https://g2ul0.app.link/bO1UnZ9KuOb 

‘Trillion Dollar Coach’ - https://g2ul0.

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