“I have a really deep belief that we create technologies to empower ourselves. We've invented a lot of technology that just makes us all faster and better, and I'm generally a big fan of this. I just want to make sure that this technology stays subservient to people. People are the number one entity there is on this planet.” PeopleWantBigsBeliefNumbersTechnologyFansPlanetsFasterEmpoweringEntitySubservientReally Deep Author:Sebastian Thrun
“It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. As Henry Ford said many years earlier: "If I had listened to my customers, I would have built a faster horse." Inventions in general express Shannon entropy. They come from the supply side.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantYearsSaidHardShowsSidesFocusGroupsDesignProductsBuiltEconomicsHorseCustomersInventionFasterWant UEntropyFocus GroupsShannon Book:Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World Source: Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World