Be More Worried About Artificial Intelligence | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is all for free speech, but not for robots.

As we spend more time online and looking at our screens, we're increasingly living in a digital world. But we don't always know who runs it.

Tech companies are writing the rules — through computer algorithms powered by artificial intelligence. The thing is, Big Tech may have set something in motion it doesn't fully understand, nor control.

On this episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer talks to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who believes we need to control AI before it controls us.

What's troubling about AI, he says, is that it’s like nothing we’ve seen before. Instead of being precise, AI — like humans — learns by doing.

China is already doing pretty scary stuff with AI, like surveillance of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. For Schmidt, that's because the Chinese have a different set of values, which he doesn't want to influence the AI that for instance controls the algorithms of TikTok.

Yet, he blames algorithms, not China, for the polarization on social media. Schmidt is all for free speech, but not for robots.

Schmidt also worries about AI exacerbating existent problems like anxiety. Everything becomes a crisis because that's the only way to get people's attention. Tech created by humans is now driving a human addiction cycle that ultimately leads to depression.

Schmidt says we need to debate how we live with AI before the tech gets so fast, so smart that it can decide things that affect us all — before we even know we had a choice.

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[cwfilli]

One of the most critical topics of our time, and we're not talking about it nearly enough.

[dipro]

This is the kind of material i come to expect from this channel. Please maintain this level of quality.

[koichikatakawa]

Hope this vido encourages Japan and its govt to take an action on AI development

[ajinmathewabraham]

If Kissinger is involved, it's hard to believe that the objective of this book is larger good.

[alaindeturing]

Add Eric Schmidt's name to the title please, it will attract more views that way

[mcgmcg]

My attention span as rapidly decreased as my use of social media has increased. Coincidence?

[johannab]

Brilliant exchange but it just scratches the surface…so much more to know-follow your gut👏
Thank You Ian…as always I learn from your curiosity & interactions.
PanacheUS

[BUBBLETEABOY]

You should have more followers, your page is underated

[lawrenceralph]

It's not hard to turn down the noise. Ya just say "no".

[tanvirkabir]

The next phase of human evolution depends on how we choose to merger our mind with the AI.

[laohu]

This ex google CEO has a real axe to grind with China most likely to do with the Chinese booting Google from China. “ I don't endorse their methods Stay on message and keep the moral lectures to a minimum .

[Bill-vown]

What if they make there own ARMY? WAKE ⏰️ UP ⏰️ PEOPLE. ALWAYS EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.

[KenOtwell]

We can't even manage what AI is doing TODAY in social media to control what and how we think about our fellow humans that are the slightest bit different from us. Let's fix TODAY's problem before trying to tackle ones from the future.

[vrus_one]

Humanity overwriting critical thinking with digital trending; and amplifying it with algorithms and randomness instead of tangibility and logic. Bravo 👏🏼 #sarcasm

[soumitradasgupta]

Insightful Ian 👍....LinkedIn restricted my ac without any reason since Friday night 🙂🌀 Welcome to the world of AI, ML & Wokeness of Microsoft/LinkedIn staff - tweaked #Censorship & #Control of Human Mind with forced coercion .... 🧠👀💥 easy pezy play on mode ? Useless Eaters I guess 🙂😉👍

[fuzzzeballs]

Facebook, meta is way to much interested in ai