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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt on The Future of Artificial Intelligence

The billionaire tech visionary has been compared to fellow entrepreneurial icons Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Steve Jobs.

Source: Maxim

Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology

Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt discuss the transformational power of artificial intelligence.

Source: CFR

A.I. Is Not A-OK

Maureen Dowd interviews Schmidt Futures co-founder Eric Schmidt

Source: The New York Times

The Challenge of Being Human in the Age of AI

Reason is our primary means of understanding the world. How does that change if machines think?

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Henry Kissinger's Last Crusade: Stopping Dangerous AI

The book authors consider the transformations AI will impose on the planning, preparation and conduct of war.

Source: TIME

The Perils of Military Brinkmanship in the Age of AI

The book authors consider the transformations AI will impose on the planning, preparation and conduct of war.

Source: Newsweek

The Tim Ferriss Show Episode #541 — Eric Schmidt

The Promises and Perils of AI, The Future of Warfare, Profound Revolutions on the Horizon, and Exploring The Meaning of Life

Source: The Tim Ferriss Show

How AI Shapes Our Human Future

Schmidt Futures co-founder Eric Schmidt sits down with The Atlantic’s executive editor, Adrienne LaFrance, to discuss the rapid development of artificial-intelligence technology in the near future.

Source: The Atlantic

We need to talk about to talk about techie tunnel vision

Big Tech’s elite engineers might be brilliant — but that doesn’t mean they are qualified to organize our lives

Source: Financial Times

The Age of AI and Our Human Future — A Technological Triple Threat

Three respected authors — Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocher — argue artificial intelligence is our biggest foe yet

Source: Financial Times

Misinformation is About to Get So Much Worse

A conversation with Schmidt Futures co-founder and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

Source: The Atlantic

The Age Of AI Scrambles Strategy

Seeking national advantage can threaten human preservation.

Source: Noema Magazine

The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future

In Episode 218 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Eric Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher.

Source: Hidden Forces

Rapid Response: "You should be running toward AI," with Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and co-founder of Schmidt Futures, breaks down his deep insights around artificial intelligence on Rapid Response.

Source: Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman

Eric Schmidt: AI is not ready to make profound decisions

Schmidt Futures co-founder Eric Schmidt and MIT Dean Daniel Huttenlocher, who co-authored a new book on AI with Henry Kissinger, weigh in the risks of relying on AI for national security.

Source: CNN Business

Humans must police AI to make sure it aligns with our moral values and doesn't displace us

Kissinger, Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher call for a government commission to regulate advancement of AI

Source: Daily Mail

Eric Schmidt on how artificial intelligence will transform society

Schmidt Futures co-founder Eric Schmidt joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the future of artificial intelligence.

Source: CNBC's Squawk Box

Kirkus Book Review: The Age of AI

Kissinger, Schmidt, and Huttenlocher weigh in on the future.

Source: Kirkus Book Reviews

The Metamorphosis

AI will bring many wonders. It may also destabilize everything from nuclear détente to human friendships. We need to think much harder about how to adapt.

Source: The Atlantic

Book Review:  The Age of AI and Our Human Future

How will a final confluence of human and artificial intelligence look like, and how can we prepare for this transition

Source: Financial Express

Artificial Intelligence Is All the Rage. What You Need to Know.

This is the golden age of investing in artificial intelligence, says Eric Schmidt, who used to run Google, now known as Alphabet.

Source: Barron's

Former Google CEO on Investing in AI

Eric Schmidt, who led Google for a decade, talks automated warfare, stock-picking computers and the future of humanity. Plus, we let a robot take over the podcast.

Source: Barron’s Streetwise Podcast

We can't let robots control nuclear arsenals

Autonomous weapons are already a reality so we need global agreements to ensure final decisions rest with humans

Source: The Times (UK)

Goodfellows Podcast

A brighter future of better education and scientific breakthroughs? Or a dystopian future of technology-driven chaos?

Source: Hoover Institution

China Will Soon Lead the U.S. in Tech

Beijing pulls ahead in 5G and artificial intelligence, while catching up in semiconductors.

Source: Wall Street Journal

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

‘The Age of AI’ advances a larger political and corporate agenda.

Source: The American Prospect

AI is About to Supersize Political Polarization on Facebook

Source: The Beat with Ari Melber, MSNBC

Bad moves across the board

The pitiless logic of a war fought by AI

Source: Times Literary Supplement

Off the shelf

Although they “differ in the extent to which we are optimistic about AI” as it changes “human thought, knowledge, perception, and reality,” they do also touch upon worries like “AI-enabled war.”

Source: Harvard Magazine

AI is Going to Dominate the World

Eric Schmidt, American technology businessman, software engineer, and ex-CEO of Google, came on to talk about all things AI, and his new book, The Age of AI!

Source: The James Altucher Show

Where Is My Thinking Machine?

The next step in artificial intelligence remains largely unknown. Predicting its future implications means spinning out ‘what if’ scenarios.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Humanitarian AI Today with Dan Huttenlocher

Jean-Martin and Daniel discuss MIT’s new college, AI education, humanitarian applications of artificial intelligence and a new book co-written by Daniel, Eric Schmidt and Henry Kissinger called the “The Age of AI”.

Source: Humanitarian AI Today

A Robot Didn't Write This Review

The book has a remarkable chapter on current technology platforms and how they influence our lives today and will do so in the future

Source: Business Standard

Former Google CEO speaks out on working with the Pentagon

Since stepping down as chairman of Google in 2019, Eric Schmidt has funded oceanographic research, bought some expensive real estate and even had his personal life splashed in the New York tabloids. But the biggest focus of his post-Google career has been on trying to get the U.S. government, especially the military, to adopt new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Source: Washington Post

How AI Is Changing Our World

Whether you consider AI a tool, a partner, or a rival, one thing is certain: AI will alter your experiences and permanently change your relationship with reality. The good news? We can still decide how.

Source: Computer History Museum

Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt take on AI

The statesman and Google’s former boss issue a salutary warning about the future.

Source: The Economist

With the Metaverse on the way, an AI bill of rights is urgent

There is a lot more than the usual amount of handwringing over AI these days. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger put out a new book last week warning of AI’s dangers.

Source: VentureBeat

Eric Schmidt | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 120

Eric Schmidt is credited for transforming Google from a Silicon Valley start-up to a global tech leader. He served as CEO for ten years (2001-2011) and worked at Google for a total of 19 years.

Source: The Ben Shapiro Show

Why the Future Doesn't Need Us

Why the future doesn’t need us. Our most powerful 21st-century technologies – robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech – are threatening to make humans an endangered species.

Source: Wired

Our 21 Favorite Books of 2021

The year started off with the promise of vaccines, the world reopening and socializing in person once again, but the resurgence of COVID-19 with Delta, and now Omicron, variants makes the comfort of losing yourself in the pages of a book all the more appealing.

Source: Newsweek

How the Enlightenment Ends

Philosophically, intellectually — in every way — human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence.

Source: The Atlantic