Ex-Google CEO’s new podcast with Peter Diamandis just went viral.
He revealed terrifying truths about AI warfare, the end of traditional jobs, and the race to artificial super intelligence that 99% of people wouldn’t know.
Here are 7 moments that blew my mind: 🧵
He revealed terrifying truths about AI warfare, the end of traditional jobs, and the race to artificial super intelligence that 99% of people wouldn’t know.
Here are 7 moments that blew my mind: 🧵
1/ AI will outthink Einstein and live in your pocket.
Eric Schmidt thinks digital superintelligence will be real in under a decade.
He believes you'll carry around something with the mental horsepower of Einstein, Da Vinci, and Sun Tzu… all in your phone.
Eric Schmidt thinks digital superintelligence will be real in under a decade.
He believes you'll carry around something with the mental horsepower of Einstein, Da Vinci, and Sun Tzu… all in your phone.
2/ AI weapons will change war forever.
Eric’s not worried about AGI wiping us out. What scares him more?
Autonomous drones already capable of selecting and eliminating targets on their own.
No rules. No oversight. And every global power is racing to make them faster.
Eric’s not worried about AGI wiping us out. What scares him more?
Autonomous drones already capable of selecting and eliminating targets on their own.
No rules. No oversight. And every global power is racing to make them faster.
3/ AI won't just take jobs. It'll change the meaning of work.
Eric thinks we’re headed for a split: people who use AI fluently and those who don’t.
The new 1% won’t be based on money. It’ll be based on capability.
And most schools, companies, and governments aren't ready.
Eric thinks we’re headed for a split: people who use AI fluently and those who don’t.
The new 1% won’t be based on money. It’ll be based on capability.
And most schools, companies, and governments aren't ready.
4/ “I was wrong about China.”
Eric assumed the U.S. had a 2-year head start in AI.
Then DeepSeek dropped and he had to admit he miscalculated.
China’s not catching up. They’re in the race, neck and neck.
Eric assumed the U.S. had a 2-year head start in AI.
Then DeepSeek dropped and he had to admit he miscalculated.
China’s not catching up. They’re in the race, neck and neck.
5/ Today’s smartest AIs will soon look dumb.
We’re not even close to the ceiling.
Eric brought up “training laws” the idea that more compute and data alone lead to big jumps in model intelligence.
The gap between good and great is shrinking rapidly.
We’re not even close to the ceiling.
Eric brought up “training laws” the idea that more compute and data alone lead to big jumps in model intelligence.
The gap between good and great is shrinking rapidly.
6/ The AI tool Eric wishes someone had built.
With all this progress, Eric’s still frustrated.
He says we’ve built mind-bending tools.
But he wants a gamified system that teaches anyone, anywhere, how to contribute meaningfully to their country.
With all this progress, Eric’s still frustrated.
He says we’ve built mind-bending tools.
But he wants a gamified system that teaches anyone, anywhere, how to contribute meaningfully to their country.
7/ The Future of Learning Is the Past.
Eric thinks we’ll soon have digital recreations of historical minds. Not generic robots.
Imagine asking Darwin why he wrote Origin of Species or learning physics from Einstein himself.
That’s where learning’s headed.
Eric thinks we’ll soon have digital recreations of historical minds. Not generic robots.
Imagine asking Darwin why he wrote Origin of Species or learning physics from Einstein himself.
That’s where learning’s headed.
Hi I’m Carlo and here’s what I think:
AI won’t just change how we work. It’ll change everything.
The people who learn to use it won’t be competing with others they’ll be competing with history.
AI won’t just change how we work. It’ll change everything.
The people who learn to use it won’t be competing with others they’ll be competing with history.
Thanks for reading. If you enjoyed:
Follow @carlothinks for AI insights you won't find anywhere else.
Follow @carlothinks for AI insights you won't find anywhere else.
Shoutout to @PeterDiamandis for sharing the podcast.
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