Astro Teller
Astro Teller
Astro Telleris an entrepreneur, scientist, and author, with expertise in the field of intelligent technology...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth29 May 1970
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Failing doesn't have to mean not succeeding,
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Our goal is not to produce immediate results. We've been tasked with producing long-term results. That means that there's more risk in any individual thing we take on. But we still aspire to a strong return on investment.
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People text when they're meant to actually be driving. So imagine what they do when they think the car's got it under control.
We're going to look back and wonder why we had to micro-control our cars.
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Ultimately, a timeless story has to be about the human condition.
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We are proposing that there is value in a totally new product category and a totally new set of questions. Just like the Apple II proposed, 'Would you reasonably want a computer in your home if you weren't an accountant or professional?' That is the question Glass is asking, and I hope in the end that is how it will be judged.
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When you try to do something ten per cent better, you tend to work from where you are: if I ask you to make a car that goes 50 miles a gallon, you can just retool the engine you already have.
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Wouldn't it be awesome if we had a jetpack that wasn't a death trap? The problem is that it is going to be so power inefficient. I just couldn't live with that... it would be as loud as a motorcycle.
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The assumption that humans could be a reliable back up for the system was a fallacy!
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Google[x]'s Focus on the Physical World
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Anything which is a huge problem for humanity we'll sign up for, if we can find a way to fix it.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science of how to get machines to do the things they do in the movies.
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Leaps of innovation require a bravery that borders on absurdity.
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One of the missions of Google[x] is to use technology to get technology out of the way