The future of war is AI, networked drones of many different kinds.
Artificial intelligence does tend to behave in ways the creators do not understand or have been unable to predict.
Social media provides a perfect case study for this.
Ex-Google CEO says that AI could soon become too powerful for its own good.Lukas Schulze/Getty Images
And drones strapped with bombs have the potential to cause more civilian casualties.
But Schmidt is talking about his book in these interviews.
He goes on to say, In theory, we better have somebody with the hand on the plug.
Schmidt has spent a lot of money investing in AI startups while simultaneouslylobbying Capitol Hill on AI laws.
He certainly hopes the companies he is invested in will be the ones holding the plug.
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