This week, I am joined by Judah Taub! Judah is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Hetz Ventures.

Before founding Hetz, Judah was Head of Data at Lansdowne Partners ($20B London-based Hedge Fund) as well as advising multiple young start-ups. Judah was also elected as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020.

It’s no secret that AI is everywhere (55% of Americans use AI daily), and there is growing concern about AI taking jobs and helping students cheat.

However, 60% of teachers use AI in their curriculum and say it helps them with their efficiency. CNBC sites that AI skills help you land a job and get promoted so why wouldn’t schools take the opportunity to prepare students?

In his new book, How to Move Up When the Only Way Is Down, Judah discusses how we can face complex decisions, or overcome obstacles to personal or professional goals. The book is designed to transform readers’ decision-making by recognizing Local Maximums and skill building based on lessons from AI.

Key Points

• AI's dual-nature impact on society

• Overcoming 'local maximums' for growth

• Optimism in AI's advancement

• AI's impact on education

• Tools simplifying life's complexities

Best Quotes

03:32 - 03:47

• "AI prevents, it presents a real opportunity to take some of the good things even further. And at the same time, it could be used and it probably will also be used in some negative ways."

07:44 - 08:01

• "I think of it as impact, and we talked about this in the beginning. I think of it from the impact that you can make and every time you can elevate your stage and you could create a larger impact on the world, it's really powerful. And I, I see that in AI and I think I'm like you, I just wanna see the optimistic side of it."

12:22 - 12:43

• "So the basics of computers start off with if not, and while these are the basics of every computer, and what happened was we humans taught computers, human logic, we taught computers how to think, and computers have now gotten so good at certain types of problems..."

30:08 - 30:23

• "It's a great question. I feel very confident in my high level approach, which I will describe. And when it comes to the practical sort of day-to-day, I can give you a direction, but I think that comes down to the teachers."

Civilization Is About To CHANGE FOREVER: The Truth About AI & Technology | Judah Taub