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AI could be used for a 'bad biological attack from some evil person,' ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns
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."
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned of the potential threat posed by AI in the hands of hostile states or terrorists and said it presented an "extreme risk" in some scenarios. This technology is fast enough for them to adopt that they could misuse it and do real harm," he told BBC News, pointing to the risk of weapons being developed for "a bad biological attack from some evil person." It comes after Chinese firm DeepSeek in January released an AI model developed more cheaply than US rivals such as ChatGPT, roiling stock markets.
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