AI Must Read: Genesis — Eric Schmidt, Henry Kissinger

Yesterday, I watched a fascinating livestream where Princeton President Chris Eisgruber introduced Eric Schmidt, the ex-Google CEO and a proud Princeton alum. Eric was at Princeton for a live interview with Provost Jen Rexford to talk about his new book, Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit, which he co-wrote with Craig Mundie and the late Henry Kissinger. I’ve been looking forward to this release, and now that I’ve read it, I can confidently say — it’s a MUST-READ if you care about AI and the future of humanity.

The book brings together Kissinger’s historical and geopolitical expertise with Schmidt and Mundie’s tech insights, giving a unique and layered perspective on the age of AI. It gets into how AI could revolutionize areas like climate modeling, drug development, and renewable energy, while also raising deep questions about how AI might fundamentally change humanity and knowledge itself.

Genesis isn’t just full of interesting ideas — it also offers practical recommendations for leaders, policymakers, and researchers on how to handle the ethical, social, and economic challenges of AI. It helps you move past the hype and truly understand the impact AI is having on our world.

The book is packed with memorable quotes, like:

• “Future systems will…