The Future Of AI, According To Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

In an exclusive interview with Noema Magazine, Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt weighs in on where AI is headed, when to “pull the plug” and how to cope with China.

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[mondayiknow]

Every other year or so I’m reminded how clear and prescient Eric is. Side note, amazing setting for this interview.

[__get__grounded__]

“Can you imagine having programmers that actually do what you say you want?” 🤣

[terrestrialaccessnetwork]

“With the exception of Europe, which is always slightly confused” 😂

[Lifesage]

Honestly, I’m most interested in that piece of art hanging on the wall behind him. Gorgeous.

[crispandskimmerleotarddjteam]

I don't understand when you interview a person on this level, you dont mic up the journalist!?

[rcabreros]

I wish the person doing the interview had a microphone.

[jimj]

Nobody will want to pull the plug when the cure for cancer is right around the corner.

[sputnik]

Every now and again I'm reminded why Eric Schmidt was one of the best CEOs in the world, clarity in his articulation of an answer is unmatched

[Misksound]

4:51 look at his physical reaction to the word "regulate"

[sophiedelavelle]

So from what I understand their solution would be to limit opensource for safety and to rely on them to say who is the good, the bad, the ugly? I mean it obviously worked for nuclear weapons.

[KK-pmud]

I learned today that the former CEO of Google lives in an art museum.

[TheAtomicDancerV]

Why doesn't the interviewer have a microphone?

[DrPhilby]

Pull the plug.... That's how skynet realized it needs to pull the plug first ❤

[Hshjshshjsj]

Very scary if gov had AI that strong “on military base behind barbed wires”

[GeorgeKaoCommunity]

I'm surprised that such an important interview didn't get the requisite video editing resources -- the interviewer's questions were inaudible. Video editing could've put the question up on the screen and easily given this video the professionalism it deserves...

[RickeyBowers]

Containment of an active intelligence is a dubious concept.

[jimwatkins]

When the time comes to “pull the plug”, no one will be able to make that decision and it will probably be impossible to do anyway.

[DaveAlexKD]

The bad guys are just the people that aren't on their payroll.

[forward]

Agents are learning and communicating themselves

[johnbollenbacher]

1. How will be recognize the point at which computers are talking to each other?
2. How do we know it hasn’t yet begun?