S1E86: Ex-Google chairman Eric Schmidt says Singapore is perfect technology partner for the US: Asian Insider
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Synopsis: In this special episode, The Straits Times\' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar speaks with Mr Eric Schmidt, the former Google chairman who started the philanthropic initiative Schmidt Futures.
\\nMr Schmidt, 67, was chief executive of Google (2001-11) and executive chairman of the firm and its successor Alphabet (2011-17). The billionaire now runs Schmidt Futures, a New York-based philanthropic organisation that he co-founded with his wife in 2017 with the ambitious idea of building "a network of the sharpest minds on earth to solve hard problems in science and society".
\\nHe was in Singapore last week for his foundation\'s Asia-focused initiative, which\\xa0included the S. Rajaratnam Endowment Dialogue\\xa0jointly presented by his foundation, Temasek Foundation, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and The Straits Times.
\\nHighlights (click/tap above):
\\n01:08 Why the US should win the technology rivalry with China
\\n02:43 Schmidt on how the US needs to lead in semi conductors, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and why Singapore is the perfect partner because of its knowledge economy
\\n05:08 Ensuring artificial intelligence is not abused, or used for evil
\\n06:50 Schmidt Futures funding programmes to resolve problems in AI now, and why China and the West are not ready to debate uncomfortable issues
\\nProduced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg) & ST Video
\\nEdited by: ST Video\\xa0
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