Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the power of artificial intelligence could reach a “dangerous” point in the future and that humanity should be ready to move away from it when that time comes. He said that.
“Once a system is able to improve itself, we need to seriously think about decoupling it,” he told ABC News on Sunday.
Mr. Schmidt co-authored a book on artificial intelligence, Genesis, with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in which he talked about the “incredible power” of AI “while upholding human dignity and values.” are discussing.
“It's going to be very difficult. It's going to be very difficult to maintain the balance between the power of AI and preserving human dignity and values,” he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos. “Because the system transitions so quickly.”
Mr. Stephanopoulos also mentioned China's development progress, to which Mr. Schmidt said that while the United States used to be ahead of the curve, China has caught up in the past year and is on track to overtake the United States' technological plans. said.
Schmidt said it's important for the U.S. to reach this threshold first, as AI “scientists” begin their own research beyond human scientists.
“The Chinese are smart and understand the power of a new kind of intelligence for their industrial power, their military power, their surveillance systems,” Schmidt said.
He added that more intervention should be done to add guardrails to AI, rather than leaving it in the hands of technology leaders like himself.
“Humans can't police AI, but AI systems should be able to police AI,” he said.
Schmidt said President-elect Trump's administration could have a positive impact on AI policy given competition from China.
