How bad ideas spark BIG solutions (Astro Teller, head of Alphabet's innovation lab) | Pioneers of AI

AI is ushering in a new era for humanity. And for Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at Alphabet’s X, AI’s transformative power is not just about technology; it’s about our human mindset. At X (no relation to the social media platform of the same name!), the Moonshot Factory’s audacious projects include Taraa, Google Glass, and Waymo. Teller says he cultivates a “10x mindset” for his team to find breakthrough solutions to the world's biggest challenges. Host Dr. Rana el Kaliouby sat down with Teller live on stage at the Masters of Scale Summit to help the audience find their own 10x mindset, extol the power of bold predictions, and explore what it means to be human in the age of AI.

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00:00 Introducing Astro Teller
01:25 What Alphabet’s moonshot factory has invented
02:28 How 10x thinking will drive the future
05:03 The three components to a moonshot
05:36 Inside X’s bad idea brainstorm in real time
09:50 Fishing at the intersection between profit and purpose
12:46 X’s “risk-free beliefs” of the future
16:52 What role AI plays in sustainability
18:47 What it means to be human in the age of AI
21:49 Astro Teller on finding meaning in life

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