When former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was asked in an interview about Elon Musk's warning about artificial intelligence threats, he gave a very concise Answer: "This is completely wrong."
Schmidt said: "Eron doesn't understand the benefits of this technology that makes everyone smarter. In fact, artificial intelligence and machine learning have great benefits for humans."
He admits that artificial intelligence does have the risk of being abused, but the negative effects are far weaker than positive effects: “I would like to say that no one will deny the invention because someone uses telephone crime. Yes, we will still Continue to produce the phone and try to find a way to oversee how the phone is used."
At the VivaTech conference in Paris, Schmidt specifically rebutted Musk and the late scientist Stephen Hawking's view of artificial intelligence.
In December last year, Schmidt resigned as an executive chairman of Alphabet, but still served as a technical advisor to the company. Today, he said that his current work is still focused on new applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence technology.
In answering questions about how AI-related public policies should be developed, Schmidt said that the government should provide more funding for research and education on artificial intelligence technologies.
"With the advent of new solutions, this technology will benefit more people, including those who think that artificial intelligence will cause trouble. The data shows that some of the more complex jobs can be obtained under the artificial intelligence technology. With high efficiency, the reward is also higher."
Schmidt also believes that people do not have to worry about the unemployment problem caused by the development of automation technology. "Artificial intelligence is an enabling technology. There will be a lot of work in the future. With the aging of society, it cannot provide enough funds, so artificial intelligence can make it more efficient, smarter, and more scalable."
In addition to talking about artificial intelligence, Schmidt also responded to the idea of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that has just entered into force.
Schmidt said: "From our point of view, GDPR is a law that belongs to Europe and we have already complied with it." He also suggested that governments should find a balance between regulation and innovation, because these regulations often make existing The company benefits.
"If companies like Google rely on personal data to build a huge business, what should users get?"
Schmidt said: "I am very pleased to see the redistribution of funds, which is the source of taxation and the purpose of supervision." But he believes that consumers have benefited from this business model because they can enjoy free services. .
"Data is not a real value, but a company's way of use, how to use data to solve problems." Schmidt said.