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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt calls for ‘unplugging’ AI when it reaches certain capabilities

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the United States must win the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) race with China, but also needs to control rapidly evolving technology. I warned you that there is.

“Soon, computers will be able to decide for themselves what they want to do and do it automatically,” Schmidt said in an interview Sunday with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News' “This Week.” ” he said.

Then-Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks at the National Security Council on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) conference in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2019. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images)

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“And it's a series of decisions that happens,” Schmidt continued. “We go from the agent… to more powerful goals, and eventually we say to the computer, 'Learn everything, do everything.' And that's the dangerous point, where the system self-improves.” We need to seriously consider cutting it out when we can.”

When Stephanopoulos suggested: AI system Such capabilities could help counter “unplugging” efforts, Schmidt responded. “Theoretically, it's better to have someone to plug into the outlet — and figuratively.”

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Schmidt said governments have a role to play in providing guardrails for AI development. The former Google chief said he expects the incoming Trump administration to focus on America's competitiveness against China, and that's a good thing.

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Regarding possible guardrails for AI, he said, “As long as human values, democratic liberal values ​​in the classical sense of individual freedom and respect for the individual, are preserved, we will be fine.'' Deaf,” he said.

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Schmidt explained that while the US was previously thought to be several years ahead of China in the AI ​​race, China has caught up in an “amazing way” over the past six months.

“There will probably be a point within the next year or two where the system can start doing its own research,” Schmidt said. “They're not called human scientists, they're called AI scientists. So we're going from 1,000 human scientists to 1 million AI scientists. We're going at this pace. And I think that slope is going to get even bigger. It's going to be very difficult for our competitors to catch up. “

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“That's racing,” he said. “It is critical that the United States wins this competition globally, especially ahead of China.”

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