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People are good at intuition, living our lives. What are computers good at? Memory.

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Eric Schmidt
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 27
Art Collector
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Computer Scientist
Electrical Engineer
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Software Engineer
University Teacher
Washington
District of Columbia
Eric E. Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidt
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