Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could be misused in a "Bin Laden scenario" or by "rogue states" to cause harm to innocent people. "The real fears I have are not the ones most people discuss when it comes to AI – I focus on extreme risk,

Schmidt called for government oversight on private tech companies developing AI models, but warned that too much regulation can stifle innovation

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the development of open-source AI models, as U.S.-based AI firms reassess their model development plans following the entry of China’s DeepSeek R1, which was developed at a fraction of its rivals’ costs.

DeepSeek’s incursion into the AI ​​industry not only caused a severe impact on Wall Street, crashing the shares of NVIDIA and other big names. As the weeks went by, more exp

A recent BBC interview with the former Google chief executive officer, Eric Schmidt, highlighted his worry about extreme risks posed by AI development that could harm innocent people.