#541: Eric Schmidt — The Promises and Perils of AI, the Future of Warfare, Profound Revolutions on the Horizon, and Exploring the Meaning of Life

Eric Schmidt — The Promises and Perils of AI, the Future
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Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt) is a
technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He joined Google
in 2001, helping the company grow from a Silicon Valley startup
to a global technological leader. He served as chief executive
officer and chairman from 2001 to 2011 and as executive chairman
and technical advisor thereafter. Under his leadership, Google
dramatically scaled its infrastructure and diversified its
product offerings while maintaining a culture of innovation. In
2017, he co-founded Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic
initiative that bets early on exceptional people making the world
better.


He serves as chair of the Broad Institute and formerly
served as chair of the National Security Commission on Artificial
Intelligence. He is the host of Reimagine with Eric Schmidt,
a podcast exploring how society can build a brighter future after
the COVID-19 pandemic. Eric has a new book out
titled The Age of AI: And Our Human Future,
which he coauthored with Henry A. Kissinger and Daniel
Huttenlocher.


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