Former CEO of Google: Artificial Intelligence Brings "Survival Risks" to Humans

On May 25th, local time, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, warned on Wednesday that artificial intelligence may cause many people to be harmed or killed, posing a "survival risk" to humanity. The government needs to know how to ensure that this technology is not "abused by bad people"

On May 25th, local time, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, warned on Wednesday that artificial intelligence may cause many people to be harmed or killed, posing a "survival risk" to humanity. The government needs to know how to ensure that this technology is not "abused by bad people".

At present, the future direction of artificial intelligence has become the focus of discussion among technical experts and policy makers, who are striving to explore the future development trends of artificial intelligence and how to regulate it.

The chat robot ChatGPT, which became popular last year, has given people a better understanding of artificial intelligence. Large companies around the world hope to launch competitive artificial intelligence products and promote their own strength in the field of artificial intelligence.

Schmidt expressed his concern at a summit held in London on Wednesday that artificial intelligence could pose a "survival risk" to humanity.

Schmidt said, "The definition of survival risk is that many, many people are injured or die

He explained, "In some cases, these systems can find zero-day in network problems, or discover new species. Although not now, this situation will appear soon. At present, this is a myth, but the deduction results are likely to be real. When this happens, we hope to be ready to know how to ensure that these things will not be abused by bad people."

Schmidt's zero-day is a security vulnerability found by hackers in software and systems.

Schmidt served as Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011, and although he did not have a clear view on how artificial intelligence should be regulated, he stated that it was a "broader social issue". He stated that it is unlikely that the United States will establish a new agency dedicated to regulating artificial intelligence.

Schmidt is not the first tech guru to issue warnings about the risks of artificial intelligence.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, admitted in March this year that he felt "a bit scared" of artificial intelligence. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also stated in the past that he believes artificial intelligence is one of the "greatest risks" facing human civilization.

Google recently launched its own artificial intelligence chat robot, Bard. The current CEO responsible for overseeing this work, Sundar Pichai, said that this technology will "affect every product of every company" and believes that the entire society needs to be prepared for these changes.

Schmidt is now a member of the National Security Council for Artificial Intelligence in the United States. The committee began reviewing artificial intelligence technology in 2019, including establishing a potential regulatory framework. In 2021, the committee issued an evaluation report warning that the United States is not adequately prepared for the era of artificial intelligence. (Chen Chen)