Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said AI posed an "extreme risk" in some scenarios and could be used by states or terrorists with an "evil goal."

Eric Schmidt told the BBC: "The real fears that I have are not the ones that most people talk about AI - I talk about extreme risk." The tech billionaire, who held senior posts at Google from 2001 to 2017,

Eric Schmidt warns that rogue states and terrorists may exploit AI to pose an extreme risk to global security.

Director of Carnegie Mellon's Machine Learning Department Zico Kolter will be part of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's $10 million AI Safety Science program.

In a recent interview with the BBC, Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt expressed his fears about AI being used by 'rogue states' to commit acts of terror.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said AI posed an "extreme risk" in some scenarios and could be used by states or terrorists with an "evil goal."

Eric Schmidt warns Western nations to invest in open-source AI to avoid lagging behind China. Highlighting the cost barriers of closed models, he emphasizes the need for balancing both open and closed systems.

Eric Schmidt warns that rogue states and terrorists may exploit AI to pose an extreme risk to global security.

A recent BBC interview with the former Google chief executive officer, Eric Schmidt, highlighted his worry about extreme risks posed by AI development that could harm innocent people.

Director of Carnegie Mellon's Machine Learning Department Zico Kolter will be part of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's $10 million AI Safety Science program.

Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, highlighted the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) if it falls into the hands of malicious actors. In an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today he expressed concern that countries such as North Korea,

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the development of open-source AI models, as U.S.-based AI firms reassess their model development plans following the entry of China’s DeepSeek R1, which was developed at a fraction of its rivals’ costs.