SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google's parent Alphabet, said in the morning of November 3 that artificial intelligence (AI) will become one of the most important technologies in the future, while China may Beyond the United States and become a leader in AI technology.
Schmidt attended the AI and Global Security Summit on Wednesday, saying he believes China is rapidly catching up with the United States in the field of AI and likely to become the leader in the AI industry in about 10 years. "Schmidt added that since the United States is in the AI Lack of investment in the area may eventually weaken the country's military and commercial competitiveness.
China's goal is to become a leader in AI technology by 2030. Schmidt believes China could reach its earliest goal by 2025. He said: 'China will catch up until 2020 and will do it by 2025 We are better than us and will dominate the AI industry by 2030. Believe me, the Chinese are quite good and there are indications that China will introduce AI technology in commerce and military. "
Schmidt also cites an example of why China became an AI leader, and in many view China's education system lags behind the United States, but Schmidt said that in the Google programming competition, the Chinese are getting more and more aggressive Time and again will climb to the top.Schmidt believes that Americans accept the new software more slowly, and even did not develop AI strategy.
In order to recruit talent, Schmidt suggested that the U.S. government should open its arms and clear the obstacles so as to open the door for foreign talents to work in the United States. "Schmidt said:" Some top talents are stranded in some countries and the United States does not allow those in these countries It's shocking to get in. We want them to work in the United States and hope they work for Google and Alphabet, and it's crazy to not get in. "
Schmidt also stressed that if no action is taken, the U.S. military's competitiveness may be undermined, saying that computers can monitor monotonous affairs for a long period of time and notify humans if abnormalities are found. If human beings stand by observation, Often making mistakes, less than computers.He also warned that if the AI experts make money, the military industry will not be able to benefit from AI technology.He also said that the industry's demand for top AI talent, they from the card Nei Meilon and other graduates, in their 20s get a high salary, up to several million dollars; from the current market conditions, their valuations are so high.