- Ex-Google CEO predicts powerful AI systems guarded in military bases.
- U.S. and China fiercely competing in AI arms race.
- Analysts warn of diverging U.S. and China tech ecosystems.
Firing shots in the AI arms race
In a thought-provoking prediction, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt envisions “extremely powerful” AI systems heavily fortified by governments in the future.
Speaking to Noema Magazine, Schmidt speculated these cutting-edge AI capabilities could reside within military bases, powered by nuclear sources, encircled by barbed wire and machine guns.
Schmidt’s remarks underscore intensifying AI rivalry between the U.S. and China. Both nations fiercely guard technological advantages, exemplified by U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports to China and Beijing’s push for domestic tech giants to adopt locally-made AI chips.
The coming “two tech stack divide”
Analysts warn of an impending “two tech stack divide,” where the U.S. and China effectively ringfence their respective tech ecosystems from each other.
Schmidt, an AI thought leader who co-authored “The Age of AI,” foresees autonomous invention abilities too potent for open access, necessitating stringent governmental control.
