Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: AI may develop its own language within 5 years — 'Pull the plug'
2C_ornot2C · x · 2026-10-04
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt issued a stark warning about AI's trajectory: within 5 years, AI could handle infinite context, 1000-step chain-of-thought reasoning, and millions of collaborating agents. He said AI will eventually develop its own language that humans won't understand, ending with the words "Pull the plug."
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