by waterlesscloud on 6/16/2012, 8:00:44 PM
by vecter on 6/16/2012, 7:54:39 PM
Here's a Charlie Rose interview with Sebastian Thrun: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12321
It struck me how the overwhelmingly positive response to his online Stanford class took him by surprise and really spurred him to want to open up education. I guess even the most accomplished among us can become inspired.
by whichdan on 6/16/2012, 10:07:43 PM
Anyone else planning on doing the Intro to Statistics course?
by daveying99 on 6/17/2012, 5:59:40 PM
I find it telling that in this AMA as well as a few other interviews he seems to be noticeably more excited about the educational startup that he's a CEO of than the driverless car or glass projects. I guess no matter how great an environment an employer provides (and my understanding is that Google X is an upgrade from the regular Google) there's just more excitement when you're captain of your own ship.
by StephenFalken on 6/17/2012, 5:29:20 PM
I can't forget an inspiring and landmark conference communication given by Sebastian Thrun last January that struck me deeply:
There's also one from a couple days ago that he responded to earlier today.
This response re the self driving car was particularly interesting-
"While the technology has progressed a lot, it still can't handle all situations we want it to handle. But on the positive end, I have taken the car a number of times to Lake Tahoe (highway only), and every time it drove flawlessly."