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Sam Schillace is the creator of Google Docs
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Disruption and Worldview
Sam Schillace discusses how disruptive ideas challenge our worldviews, presenting a stark choice between being right or wrong. He emphasizes the human tendency to create narratives around these disruptions, introducing the concept of 'why not' questions that arise in the face of innovation.
"if something is disruptive of your worldview it feels threatening and you kind of have this very Stark choice to make it's either your wrong or it's wrong and humans are storytellers like we it's very..."
Embracing 'What If' Questions
In this segment, Schillace highlights the importance of 'what if' questions in innovation, particularly in the context of Google Docs and generative AI. He encourages thinking beyond skepticism to explore the potential of new technologies and their implications for the future.
"heard a bunch of these with Google Docs browser wasn't ready you know the whole model of the cloud was like people aren't going to trust you to store your files that's really weird what if there's no ..."
The Right Mindset for Disruption
Sam Schillace concludes by advocating for a mindset that embraces the possibilities of disruptive technologies. He reflects on the potential of generative AI and the exciting opportunities it presents for building advanced software and reasoning engines.
"you know I look at it and think well what if you know what if we can build software around it you know what if we can build more complicated programs than what we've been able to build what if we actu..."