Ex Google CEO: AI Is Creating Deadly Viruses! If We See This, We Must Turn Off AI! They Leaked Our Secrets At Google!
Ex Google CEO: AI Is Creating Deadly Viruses! If We See This, We Must Turn Off AI! They Leaked Our Secrets At Google!  
Podcast: The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Published On: Thu Nov 14 2024
Description: 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?  Join the waitlist for The 1% Diary - https://bit.ly/1-Diary-Waitlist-YT-ad-reads 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.app.link/4D9a9icLuOb  ‘How Google Works’ - https://g2ul0.app.link/pEnkHTeLuOb  ‘The New Digital Age: Transforming Nations, Businesses, and Our Lives’ - https://g2ul0.app.link/37Vt9yhLuOb  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb  PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off NordVPN - http://NORDVPN.COM/DOAC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices