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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the US must win the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) race against China, but warned that the fast-growing technology must be controlled.
"We'll soon be able to run their own computers, decide what they want to do," Schmidt said during an interview on ABC News' 'This Week' with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday.
Then-Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt spoke during the Nov. 5 National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) conference. 2019, in Washington, DC (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images / Getty Images)
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"And the way that happened was a series of decisions," Schmidt continued. "We go from agents to then... more powerful goals, and eventually you say to the computer, 'learn everything and do everything.' And that's a dangerous thing when a system can fix itself, we have to think seriously about pulling it out."
When Stephanopoulos then suggested that an AI system with such a capability might be able to resist efforts to "unplug it," Schmidt replied, "Well, in theory, we'd better have someone holding the plug — and metaphorically."
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Schmidt said the government has a role to play in providing fences for AI development. The former Head of Google expects the incoming Trump administration to focus on US competitiveness against China, which he says is a good thing.
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As for potential AI barriers, he said, "As long as human values — and by liberal democratic values I mean in the classical sense of individual freedom and respect for the individual are preserved — we should be fine."
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Schmidt explained that although the US was previously considered several years ahead of China in the AI race, China has caught up during the past six months "in an extraordinary manner."
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"There's a point, maybe in the next year or two, where systems can start doing their own research," Schmidt said. "They're called AI scientists, as opposed to human scientists. So you go from having 1000 human scientists to a million AI scientists. I think it increases the slope when you're moving at this speed, it's very hard for your competitors to catch up."
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"It's a race," he said. "It is important for America to win this race globally, and in particular, ahead of China."
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