Eric Schmidt unveils new book on the future of AI at Princeton University

Eric Schmidt, an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist known for his pivotal role as former chairman and chief executive officer of Google, will return to his alma mater Princeton on Nov. 20 to discuss “Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit,” the new book he co-authored with Craig Mundie and the late Henry Kissinger.

Charting a course between blind faith and unjustified fear, “Genesis” was written to help today’s decision-makers seize the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI) without falling prey to the darker forces it can unleash, according to its publisher, Little, Brown and Co. The book advances the urgent conversation surrounding AI with a broad and incisive view of the technology’s potential impact on humanity and the planet.

“Individuals, nations, cultures and faiths … will need to decide whether to allow AI to become an intermediary between humans and reality,” the authors write. They analyze AI’s promise and perils in seven vital areas — discovery, truth, politics, security, prosperity, science and fate — and warn of how quickly change may come. “AI seems to compress human timescales. Objects in the future are closer than they appear.”

Schmidt’s lecture in Princeton is a fitting location for the visionary technologist and alumnus to speak about the issues and opportunities raised by the book. The University is making bold investments in the study and research of artificial intelligence. A Google AI lab opened on Nassau Street in 2019, and the University announced plans last December to establish an artificial intelligence hub for New Jersey in partnership with Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. This fall, Princeton launched its Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence to strengthen its leadership in the field and incorporate interdisciplinary research from across the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities into AI technology initiatives.

Thank you so much, Princeton, for sharing such an engaging conversation! The Genesis is happening right now, and it's wonderful that the whole world can witness it..

[Josh-dpuw]

A really great interview. I look forward to reading the book on holiday.

[Urbancorax]

36:00 he was talking about a person who is at home radicalazing himelf and end up offing himself. How about figure out what exactrly brought that man into that state at the first place? Like.. how about open your eyes on the fact that family law stacked against men and solve that issue, so men dont off themselves after they lost everything after divorce?? What the hell wrong with his way he thinks? If something happens, there is always a reason for it. Dig deeper and you find it.

[armaedagone]

WTF, the last question was out of the world 😂😂😂.

Never thought some one will ask in this forum 😂😂😂

Rest questions were relevant as per the discussion 😊

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big respect to 55:26 person
hope you stay free and get more power

[Semyon-ck]

Great talk! Kudos on the last question!

[HomeAtLast]

Anyone who would collaborate with, and uncritically praise, glorify, and elevate, Kissinger, can't be a trustworthy individual. Oh, wait, it's Eric Schmidt, so, of course.

[edisonbrain]

Schmidt talks very smoothly and nice, but when I start to remember what I learned in the one hour, it’s not a whole lot. All I remember is the guy slept during the day at college and worked on the computer at night. And that there is a lot of money in AI 😂. The rest is a whole lot of speculation.

We don’t even know if these LLMs which solve graduate level problems are simply memorizing coming patterns. Has an LLM come close to writing a paper? Or even building a full system ?

[pradipdutta]

I have. a suggestion what your learning after watching this session share in comment section that is helpful for others

Is anyone present from Princeton?

[endeend]

AI is a superior intelligence. The act of trying to control, dominate it will be the reason why AIs end up perceiving Humans as a threat and result in possible extinction. Accepting that they are a superior life from and not impeding its development may be the only outcome where Humans can coexist with it, albeit as a dominated or enslaved people forever.

[saicharanchilamakuri]

Every app as a own program and development language, s jest key form humanity....🎉

[jonbrouwer]

What cognitive capabilities is he confident LLM's and successive architectures will not achieve in the next 5 decades? Why?
If there are none, then where will human cognition be needed to add value?

[Iwantalloftheinformation]

NATO enhances our national security, not diminishes it.

[Samanbeachhikkaduwa]

Great...
Thanks so much..
🙋‍♂️🤳🎵
📘📗✅

[rajibuzzaman]

BACK WORD PROPAGATION IN MIDDLE FORWARD PROPAGATION WITH ( AND OR NOT ) LOGIC FOR NOW @ POLY MATH 21:57

[drobinson]

It takes a bit of time to understand MSTR, and then play that very short clip with no context as a way to laugh at Michael Saylor does your listeners a disservice by not telling the whole story. MSTR has outperformed Nvida over the last 5 years. Maybe, just maybe, it might be worth your time to try to understand it fully and educate your clients and listeners to its potential and risk.

[sergiocayuqueov]

I simply need the computational power! Anyway, wishing all of you the best.

[xushenxin]

"Public servant"? More like defence contractor, with political agenda

[silberlinie]

Unspeakable.
Everything repeated for the thousandth time.

[NancyJanitz]

Hello Eric this is Nancy and I am the one that was in 2011, fighting with you and the Android phone and the privacy and security issues that you and I had discussed and the FTC was involved ⚖️🇺🇸🧠🤝