AI, Google and Eric Schmidt

A former Google CEO on when 'we need to seriously think about unplugging' AI
The former head of Google (GOOGL) says computers will soon be able to make their own decisions — and humans will need to know when to pull the plug.
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns that when AI starts to self-improve, ‘we need to seriously think about unplugging it’
Once AI systems start to self-improve their capabilities, ensuring they remain safe will require someone that is ready and able to shut them down, according to Silicon Valley veteran Eric Schmidt. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt cautioned that AI systems might need a kill switch to shut them down if they get too powerful.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt calls for 'unplugging' AI systems when they reach certain capability
Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt warns the U.S. must win the artificial intelligence race against China, but says the systems must also be controlled.
Ex-Google CEO warns there's a time to consider "unplugging" AI systems
Former CEO & Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt speaks during a book talk for Fareed Zakaria's new book, "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present" at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs on April 3.
Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt warns of rapid AI innovation, urges caution
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, warns that AI innovation is advancing rapidly without proper safeguards. Wisconsin School Shooting Leaves at Least Four People Dead Stephen Jackson is happy Stephen A.
Former Google CEO: A time will come to consider ‘unplugging’ AI system
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the power of artificial intelligence can reach a “dangerous” point in the future and that humanity should be ready to step away from it should the time come. “When the system can self-improve,
Google CEO eyes AI ‘Manhattan Project’ after Trump inauguration
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a recent interview that he is eyeing a research project on artificial ...
Google unveils Project Mariner: AI agents to use the web for you
Google unveiled on Wednesday its first-ever AI agent that can take actions on the web, a research prototype from the ...
Google says it has made a chip that can be more than a billion times faster than the fastest supercomputers
Quantum computer can solve a problem in five minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer longer than the history of ...
Google Rolls Out Faster Gemini AI Model to Power Agents
Google debuted a new version of its flagship artificial intelligence model that it said is twice as fast as its previous ...
Google's biggest bet is AI for search, investment chief says
Alphabet , the Google parent that has pioneered self-driving cars and quantum computing, is making its biggest bet much ...
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the generative AI models
Wondering what all the fuss is about Gemini, Google's next-gen generative AI model family? Here's a handy roundup to get you ...
‘My job is to worry’: Google DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim on the responsibility of building AI
Lila Ibrahim, the first COO for AI company Google DeepMind, says bringing in outside perspectives to the next frontier of artificial intelligence is more important than ever.
Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip
Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a ...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he'd love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft's AI models
Pichai's comments came after Sorkin read aloud comments from an interview Nadella did earlier this year, in which the ...
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Gemini 2.0 and Project Astra Make Google's AI Your Know-It-All Assistant
Google is entering its AI agents era with the introduction of Gemini 2.0 -- the company's next generation AI chatbot -- and a ...
Google unveils AI agent that can use websites on its own
Google's new prototype, called Mariner, is based on Gemini 2.0, which the company also unveiled Wednesday. Gemini is the core ...
Trump’s Silicon Valley advisers have AI ‘censorship’ in their crosshairs
President-elect Donald Trump has surrounded himself with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — including Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, ...