Eric Schmidt

I think that will continue. Because we can't define consciousness, we can imagine that the system can itself imagine consciousness. But it's highly unclear that one, it could detect it. And second, how would we know? Because it could have just decided to fool us.

We do not. A simple answer is that the systems will automate a more and more complex world. So if you look at a young person, at the moment I'm at Harvard surrounded by students, they are so comfortable with the world of clicking and moving around. They're in this infinite information space and they're comfortable. Whereas people in my generation find it overwhelming.

We do not. A simple answer is that the systems will automate a more and more complex world. So if you look at a young person, at the moment I'm at Harvard surrounded by students, they are so comfortable with the world of clicking and moving around. They're in this infinite information space and they're comfortable. Whereas people in my generation find it overwhelming.

So people adapt to this explosion of information. But the right system is to have the equivalent of an assistant that sort of organizes your digital world in a way that is net positive for you. Now that has a lot of negative implications, but I don't think that humans will be able to be very productive without their own AI assistant telling them what's most important, reading things.

So people adapt to this explosion of information. But the right system is to have the equivalent of an assistant that sort of organizes your digital world in a way that is net positive for you. Now that has a lot of negative implications, but I don't think that humans will be able to be very productive without their own AI assistant telling them what's most important, reading things.

We have this huge problem around misinformation right now. I just want something, an AI system to say, This is likely to be true, and this is probably somewhat true, and then give me the analysis. And then I can form my own opinions. At the point, going back to your point earlier about agency, which I really liked, is when you give agency to the computer, you're giving up something very important.

We have this huge problem around misinformation right now. I just want something, an AI system to say, This is likely to be true, and this is probably somewhat true, and then give me the analysis. And then I can form my own opinions. At the point, going back to your point earlier about agency, which I really liked, is when you give agency to the computer, you're giving up something very important.

Don't lose your critical thinking. Don't just believe it, even if it's Google.

Don't lose your critical thinking. Don't just believe it, even if it's Google.

Well, the biggest one would be things like access to weapons. What I mentioned, recursive self-improvement, where the system can actually learn on its own and we don't know what it's doing. I worry about those, the misuse in biology. There are plenty of people working on what are the capabilities of these models and to make sure that they can't produce pathogens.

Well, the biggest one would be things like access to weapons. What I mentioned, recursive self-improvement, where the system can actually learn on its own and we don't know what it's doing. I worry about those, the misuse in biology. There are plenty of people working on what are the capabilities of these models and to make sure that they can't produce pathogens.

Take the equivalent of smallpox and make it even deadlier. And so far, we had a long conversation in the industry about this a few weeks ago. The consensus was that the models that cost less than $100 million don't have this capability. But the ones that are going to cost more than $100 million might have this capability in the future. This is what everybody said. So that's today's idea.

Take the equivalent of smallpox and make it even deadlier. And so far, we had a long conversation in the industry about this a few weeks ago. The consensus was that the models that cost less than $100 million don't have this capability. But the ones that are going to cost more than $100 million might have this capability in the future. This is what everybody said. So that's today's idea.

So if the cost of models drops down, we're in trouble. If the cost of models goes up, then we're good. So you see how the answer is dynamic based on what happens to the technology.

So if the cost of models drops down, we're in trouble. If the cost of models goes up, then we're good. So you see how the answer is dynamic based on what happens to the technology.

In my industry, there are open source people, of which I'm one, who basically believe that the proliferation is net positive because it allows for creativity, it allows for expansion of human knowledge, it empowers everybody. This is a great position.

In my industry, there are open source people, of which I'm one, who basically believe that the proliferation is net positive because it allows for creativity, it allows for expansion of human knowledge, it empowers everybody. This is a great position.

There are plenty of people who disagree, arguing that the tool is so powerful that if you put it in even one evil person's hands, by the time you discover the evil, harm has occurred. That debate is an age-old debate in my industry, and it's not obvious to me how it will play out. I'm an optimist, but I worry about this one.

There are plenty of people who disagree, arguing that the tool is so powerful that if you put it in even one evil person's hands, by the time you discover the evil, harm has occurred. That debate is an age-old debate in my industry, and it's not obvious to me how it will play out. I'm an optimist, but I worry about this one.

Well, a simple answer to any business is if you're not using AI in your business, your competitor is and you're going to get screwed. Excuse my language. It's a serious problem because it's happening very quickly. For most businesses, AI begins by customer service. So, for example, chatbots to replace India call centers, things like that. Very mild improvements in efficiency.