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Astro Teller is an author, entrepreneur, and director of Google X, Google's experimental research lab. Teller holds degrees in computer science and symbolic computation from Stanford University and a PhD in artificial intelligence from Carnegie Mellon University. Teller is also a founder of BodyMedia, a wearable tech company acquired by Jawbone in 2013.

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Google X’s Astro Teller: “We’re Not Going To Regulate AI”

Speaking in San Francisco, X’s Captain of Moonshots shared provocative thoughts about artificial intelligence.

Impact

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New York just passed a hugely ambitious climate law

Should zoos exist?

Creativity

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Co.Design

How an Ideo.org designer created a Yelp for refugees

This is the most poetic way to block your phone’s distracting notifications

Scientists are studying the dust inside homes. Here’s what they’re discovering

Work Life

I’m a Latinx female founder, and this is how much rejection it took to get to $27 million

This skill makes you more employable, no matter the role

Is it better to be happy, excited, or satisfied at work?