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Former Executive Chairman & CEO and tweets from Schmidt Foundation

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@ericschmidt
Eric Schmidt
6 months
Sam Altman is a hero of mine. He built a company from nothing to $90 Billion in value, and changed our collective world forever. I can't wait to see what he does next. I, and billions of people, will benefit from his future work- it's going to be simply incredible. Thank you…
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Eric Schmidt
2 years
"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology" - E O Wilson
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
By end of year Google will use 100% renewable energy (including in data centers)!
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Google
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10/10/100: our 2017 Environmental Report marks three major milestones for Google's sustainability programs →
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Eric Schmidt
6 years
After ten years as CEO and seven as Executive Chairman, I can’t wait to dive into the latest in science, technology, and philanthropy. I look forward to working with Larry and Sergey on our future here at Alphabet.
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Eric Schmidt
1 year
What happens if this technology cannot be completely controlled? What if there will always be ways to generate falsehoods, false pictures and fake videos, and people will never learn to disbelieve what they see and hear?
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Eric Schmidt
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The Prize Is Won; The Simplest Universal Turing Machine Is Proved—Wolfram Blog
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Eric Schmidt
9 years
Every time you use a phone, or a computer, you use the ideas that Alan Turing invented. A hero. http://t.co/dwbHXRBuYQ
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Eric Schmidt
5 years
After 18 years of board mtgs, I'm following coach Bill Campbell's legacy & helping the next generation of talent to serve. Thanks to Larry, Sergey & all my BOD colleagues! Onward for me as Technical Advisor to coach Alphabet and Google businesses/tech, plus…..
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Eric Schmidt
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“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." ― Albert Einstein
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Eric Schmidt
3 years
China is 10x ahead of us in the 5G space. We’ve ceded semiconductor leadership to East Asia. This is a national emergency. We must take action now if we want to maintain U.S. competitiveness in the future.
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Eric Schmidt
2 years
The start to a great journey ahead. More to come through @steelperlot . Onwards
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Steel Perlot
2 years
@steelperlot Chairman, @ericschmidt , is now an advisor to our partner, @chainlink
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Eric Schmidt
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David Deutsch: "We have a duty to be optimistic. Because the future is open, not predetermined and therefore cannot just be accepted: we are all responsible for what it holds. Thus it is our duty to fight for a better world."
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Eric Schmidt
5 months
This group from OpenAI are among the smartest people i have ever met. I'm very pleased to be one of their supporters, please review and apply to work with them !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Eric Schmidt
4 years
Congratulations to Sundar - he has everything Google and Alphabet need. Thank you to Larry and Sergey for everything - your insight and brilliance, your intensity and your friendship.
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Sundar Pichai
4 years
I’m excited about Alphabet’s long term focus on tackling big challenges through technology. Thanks to Larry & Sergey, we have a timeless mission, enduring values and a culture of collaboration & exploration - a strong foundation we’ll continue to build on
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
The world will be better off when all cars are electric. Great to see India and China both aiming for this.
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Eric Schmidt
6 years
Jeopardy!
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Eric Schmidt
5 years
Climate change is real; and will be devastating to a lot of the US soon. Its much cheaper to act now than to clean up the awful mess that is going to happen. Read the report, or at least the overview. Acting now saves lives and saves money.
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Eric Schmidt
5 years
Amazing sets of data .. so you can be an informed critic
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Eric Schmidt
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My prediction stands: the bioeconomy will surpass the tech economy in impact and scale. I first discussed this at SynBioBeta 2022 and was inspired by the passionate entrepreneurs I met there. This year, the top minds in synthetic biology will gather in San Jose, May 6-9. Don’t…
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Eric Schmidt
8 years
“The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.” ― Alexander von Humboldt
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Eric Schmidt
8 years
''Simplicity Is Complexity Resolved'' - Constantin Brancusi
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Eric Schmidt
6 years
Let's find ideas that can increase the wages of 100,000 low and moderate income workers by at least $10,000. Delighted to support call for ideas for a "unicorn for the middle class" - JFF's $1 billion Wage Gain Challenge. @SchmidtFutures @jfftweets
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Eric Schmidt
5 years
I'm very excited to announce our new book, Trillion Dollar Coach, sharing the leadership lessons of Silicon Valley legend, Bill Campbell. Written with Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle. Available April 16, pre-order at . #trilliondollarcoach
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Eric Schmidt
14 years
The science of motivation; explained on a whiteboard, on youtube. Absolutely fascinating http://bit.ly/ckwckZ
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Eric Schmidt
1 year
The synthetic biology revolution is upon us, and its TRILLIONs of dollars of value to be created. SynBioBeta has their conference again in Oakland May 23-25 I urge you to go or to follow what is happening.
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
These machine learning “toys” are fun. Gives a sense of how ML works under the hood:
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Early days still, but machine learning could help doctors fight breast cancer:
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Eric Schmidt
3 years
Two years and many thousands of hours later: the final National Commission on Artificial Intelligence report is here: Please read for where we are and what we need to do. I am so proud of the team and of this work!
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Eric Schmidt
8 years
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. -- Albert Einstein
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Eric Schmidt
9 years
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man" -- Heraclitus (greek philosopher, 544BC)
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
John Goodenough, inventor of the lithium battery, has developed the first all-solid-state battery cells. Promising!
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
If you want a look inside the minds of some of today’s top AI experts, this Quora session is a great read:
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Sleep is super important
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Climate change is real. What are we going to do about it?
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Sundar Pichai
7 years
Disappointed with today’s decision. Google will keep working hard for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all.
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Eric Schmidt
4 years
If developing countries can't get new money, then they can't build capital to build the necessary infrastructure. So, they're stuck in a debtor's trap. We need a new paradigm. How would you promote global prosperity?
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Eric Schmidt
4 years
My new Covid hobby is podcasting. I decided to not learn how to to bake bread which my friends are all doing.
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Eric Schmidt
9 years
Write the job description for your ideal job in 5 years. Ask what you’re missing to get there. Voila! A career plan. #HowGoogleWorks
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Eric Schmidt
10 years
We thought we knew everything about business management. We were wrong. Here's my guide to what I learned at Google:
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Eric Schmidt
6 years
Excited for this from MIT. Everything at MIT is of interest to me and important to the world !
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
If a 16-year-old can quickly come up to speed on AI on his own, your org can too!
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Electric motors are the unsung hero of clean energy - the latest are 97% efficient, vs. 45% for internal combustion.
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Eric Schmidt
9 years
Wow: paramedics use Google Translate to converse with a Swahili-speaking woman as they deliver her baby...in Ireland. http://t.co/IoZ9ePWTwh
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Eric Schmidt
3 years
The past century has seen two major revolutions: the genomic era in biology and the machine learning age in computing. The #SchmidtCenter will fuse these fields together to address the world's most pressing health challenges.
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Broad Institute
3 years
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Eric and Wendy #SchmidtCenter . Merging biology and machine learning to understand the programs of life, the Center will enable a new field of interdisciplinary research aimed at improving human health.
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
McKinsey estimates $2 trillion (!) lost by not digitizing U.S. businesses enough. Time to get moving.
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Artificially grown leather is almost here - no animals harmed, much more flexible designs!
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Sometimes simple is best - love the idea of a toaster with button for “a bit more”!
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Clever approach to A.I. - train two neural nets against each other, one as ‘artist’ and the other as ‘critic’
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Eric Schmidt
10 years
Be together, not the same. Welcome, Android 5.0 Lollipop. http://t.co/6lgHwbAIOe #AndroidLollipop http://t.co/cw8nbVn2Fk
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Eric Schmidt
8 years
A very sad day. My deepest condolences to his family. Bill was instrumental as a mentor - for me, for Google, for all Valley entrepreneurs
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Eric Schmidt
4 years
Globalization has lifted between 1 and 2 billion people out of destitute poverty into the lower middle class. But, there are still billions of people stuck in poverty. Who is suggesting the best ideas to help reimagine economic prosperity?
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
This is impressive - Stanford scientists used open source machine learning to detect skin cancer quite accurately
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Eric Schmidt
5 years
In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. --- Eric Hoffer
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Margaret Hamilton wrote code that navigated humans onto the moon, thereby inventing software itself.
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Galileo will be accurate to one meter when it launches in 2020, better than GPS! Impressive innovation in Europe!
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
This PAIR (People + AI Research) project is a smart idea, bringing more human-centric design to AI
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Eric Schmidt
10 years
As a leader, your default mode should be: share everything w/as much of your organization as you can. #HowGoogleWorks http://t.co/kbju0FMpMb
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Eric Schmidt
6 years
If we optimized where we locate crops, we could feed 825M more people while using 13% less water.
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Eric Schmidt
9 years
Really excited about the vision and brilliance of Sundar.. he's going to be a great CEO! http://t.co/2bqtPEjoQH
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Eric Schmidt
6 years
Google AI is helping doctors in India start to prevent blindness from diabetic retinopathy. It’s starting to work!
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Eric Schmidt
3 years
This is really worth getting !!Listen to ideas that make you think hard, not just opinions that make you feel good. Surround yourself with people who challenge your thought process, not only people who agree with your conclusions. @AdamMGrant #ThinkAgain
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Eric Schmidt
11 months
Incredible achievement by @InflectionAI - In less than a year, they’ve developed one of the most sophisticated LLMs and launched Pi, the first personal AI product w/ a high EQ.
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Wise words from @sundarpichai on how the future of technology is in the hands of developers around the world
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Eric Schmidt
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Eric Schmidt
8 years
Proud of #AlphaGo team, a privilege to see this seminal moment, look forward to game 2 today
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Eric Schmidt
10 years
"If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together".. Senator Cory Booker from an African proverb
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Eric Schmidt
6 months
Incredibly excited about this; will move biology and AI forward in a very new way. Congratulations to Sam and the team !!!
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Sam Rodriques
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Today, we are announcing Future House, a philanthropically-funded moonshot focused on building an AI Scientist. At Future House, our 10-year mission is to build semi-autonomous AIs for scientific research, to accelerate the pace of discovery and to provide world-wide access to…
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Some new math gets at how we innovate - try this thought experiment of picking marbles out of ‘Polya’s Urn’
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Eric Schmidt
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I'm really happy to see this; $1B will make a huge difference in building our new economy.
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Eric Schmidt
8 years
Open-source textbooks will benefit students, esp. poorer - but requires we rethink how we publish and teach.
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Eric Schmidt
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In 1973 the entire Internet was 45 computers connected to 40 nodes.
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Eric Schmidt
3 years
What an honor for me to be associated with such a profoundly important Institute thank you !
@broadinstitute
Broad Institute
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Today we announce @EricSchmidt as the next Chair of the Broad Institute Board of Directors, succeeding Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Learn more:
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C Clarke
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Seriously cool
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Planet
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This has been a long time coming - excited to announce we have achieved Mission 1: to image the entire Earth’s landmass every day!
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Eric Schmidt
3 years
I’ve spent my life working to create opportunity by organizing the world’s information & making it accessible to everyone. But the world’s problems are increasing & information is not enough. We need a new generation of leadership. That's why we're launching @risefortheworld .
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
We take it for granted, but it’s amazing that cutting-edge AI is available for free for anyone,as open source, e.g.:
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Eric Schmidt
2 years
Worth reading, in detail, everyone in Europe
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1/ On the EU Giving Up I watched a panel on AI (machine learning) at a conference hosted by the European Commission. 9 people on the panel Everyone agreed that the USA was 100 miles ahead of EU in machine learning and China was 99 miles ahead except for those who believed...
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Eric Schmidt
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Incredibly proud that New York became the first state to require internet service providers to offer affordable, at-home internet to low-income households. After a year chairing the Reimagine Commission, this is one of the many critical outcomes to help us build back from COVID
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Eric Schmidt
7 years
Very useful - Google Maps now suggests better times to leave, given traffic estimates
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Eric Schmidt
9 years
Interesting report on converting London to all-electric city by 2035 ... quieter, greener, and more efficient too! http://t.co/lEZpRAN4Qb
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Eric Schmidt
8 years
Practicing Go with @demishassabis where #AlphaGo will play legendary Lee Sedol later today →
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Eric Schmidt
4 years
Cash and investments to poorer countries can provide a helping hand. Reform and planning can create a prosperous future.
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