Eric "Astro" Teller (born 29 May 1970) is an American entrepreneur, computer scientist, and author, with expertise in the field of intelligent technology.[1] (wikipedia)
One of the missions of Google[x] is to use technology to get technology out of the way
Failing doesn't have to mean not succeeding,
Building intelligent machines can teach us about our minds - about who we are - and those lessons will make our world a better place. To win that knowledge, though, our species will have to trade in another piece of its vanity.
We should be focused on making the world a better place, and once we do that, the money will come back and find us.
The world is not limited by IQ. We are all limited by bravery and creativity.
The real goal of AI is to understand and build devices that can perceive, reason, act, and learn at least as well as we can.
We need to make sure that the things we are already working on turn out to do the things we believe they can do and creating value both for the world and ultimately for Google.
When you attack a problem as though it were solvable, even though you don't know how to solve it, you will be shocked with what you come up with. It's 100 times more worth it. It's never 100 times harder.
Making a moonshot is almost more an exercise in creativity than it is in technology.
Let's make health care a meritocracy. Access to the best care goes to people who did what they could to avoid becoming ill.