Paul Saffo
Paul Saffo
Paul Saffois a technology forecaster based in Silicon Valley. A Consulting Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University, Saffo teaches courses on the future of engineering and the impact of technological change on the future. In 2008, Saffo was named Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Stanford Media X research network...
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hostility problem technology
The problem has not been hostility to technology; the problem has been big egos.
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To me, the deal has the smell of inevitability to it. If it doesn't happen, for whatever reason, it would be a lost opportunity for both companies. The long-term trajectory of both these companies without each other is downwards.
access becoming default information
Browsers are becoming the default way to access information.
ability companies deep rise seeing understanding
We're seeing the rise of independent specialists who have a deep understanding of things that big companies don't have the ability to do.
broken creative department front people
The creative IT department is going to be where it's broken up so that IT people are out on the front lines.
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Steve is a very driven man making a point ? that he's the best and the smartest and that he can change the world. This guy comes down to a mix of three things: pragmatism, idealism and sheer drive.
answer bit media personal revolution
I think what we're in now is still every bit a media revolution ... but it's a personal media revolution. We can answer back if we want.
ad array boxes deployed devices internet time
Just as people, after the tsunami, deployed this ad hoc array of Internet boxes and sensor devices in Asia, they will come in this time and do it again.
fear innovation internet invade nightmare nonsense pass people privacy security seize tie
My nightmare fear is some congressman is going to seize on this and they're going to pass some laws, ... I can just see people overreacting and doing things that would invade people's privacy or tie up the Internet with so much security nonsense that innovation slows down.
choice choose develop rules steps thumb wisely
With more technologies, there are more choices. Choose wisely and well. You don't have to read every e-mail you get; you need to develop your own rules of thumb and steps to sanity.
anyone companies compulsive lose offering
We're not so many years away from companies offering kits for the compulsive, ... (But) anyone that compulsive isn't going to lose something.
future messages people sought statement
Messages into the future is something that people have always sought to do. In a way, it's a statement of optimism.
business community consider explore forum immediate innovation presents society surprises technology trends unique
This is a unique conference. It is a forum for the AMD community to consider not just immediate technology trends and their business impacts, but also to explore the larger, longer-term surprises that technological innovation presents for society at large.
business community consider explore forum immediate innovation presents society surprises technology trends unique
This is a unique conference, ... It is a forum for the AMD community to consider not just immediate technology trends and their business impacts, but also to explore the larger, longer-term surprises that technological innovation presents for society at large.