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Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt discuss the transformational power of artificial intelligence. The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. It has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener. Transcript WOODRUFF: Thank you, Kayla. […]

Transcript In this latest episode of the Net Politics podcast, I sit down with Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google. I spoke with him about the European Parliament’s recent motion targeting online search companies, encryption by default and FBI’s concerns about going dark, and restoring the trust between U.S. companies and the U.S. government in the wake of […]

Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen debate the global reach of technology and the implications on countries such as China and Iran. This session was part of the Corporate Program’s CEO Speaker series.

… and destructive power. Sarosh Nagar, technical projects lead in the office of former Google CEO <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>, told me that we face a game-changing moment. “One notable part of …

… have published sweeping arguments on the United States’ changing role in the world. Mark Milley, <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>, Mara Karlin, Stephen Biddle, and Lawrence Freedman have written on military issues; Jason …

… beginning to see some change in that. You saw very prominent proponents of AI like <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em> writing op-eds saying we’ve been overly focused on artificial intelligence; we …

… focused instead on wiring intelligence into the physical economy at scale. As Fareed Zakaria and <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em> have noted, Chinese President Xi Jinping often frames AI as “application-oriented,” and …

… You’ve got to invest that time. And let’s think of some good examples. <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em> led a lab that Larry Page and Sergey Brin belong to. And they …

… panel. Really terrific. Thank you. On, by the way, who you should read, I suggest <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>. He’s terrific on national security and AI, and certainly on AI generally …

… part of the founding team at the Special Competitive Studies Project, or SCSP. That’s a nonprofit founded by former Google CEO <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>. And then she served as senior

… along with other Silicon Valley titans like Mark Andreessen and <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>, helped bankroll the firm. Vance claimed during his Senate campaign that Narya Capital created “nearly 1,000 …

… you to lead in this world. That we need innovation power, a term coined by <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em> our chair, in which he says: You have to fast to create, adapt …

… world. He infused them with his contrarian questions. He made them question their assumptions. <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>, our remarkable defense correspondent, remembers Les finding him back in the days when <em>Eric</em> …

… s not taking it seriously enough. The speaker a week ago at my class was <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>. I don’t know if he’s come and spoken here at the …

… governments. Several of the tech CEOs, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and former Google head <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>, also favor identity requirements for AI users, even as they argue against regulation …

… Well, let’s talk about that. Helen, China. A few years ago, Kai-Fu Lee, <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em> would have predicted China was going to beat us at this game. They …

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… and explainability. There are some challenges to artificial intelligence as well, explainability. Mr. Kissinger and <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em> wrote in the Wall Street Journal a fabulous piece about perhaps lack of …

… the internet. We have not begun to delve into what it will mean for us. <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em>, one of the executives of Google said, “This is the first invention that …

… was running apple. So then they had to be persuaded to take somebody else. And <em>Eric</em> <em>Schmidt</em> was the person who was identified to be the CEO, identified by the …