Powerful AI systems could become heavily guarded in the future, says ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Schmidt expects the systems to be "surrounded by barbed wire and machine guns" in army bases. The US and China have been competing fiercely to maintain their lead in the AI race. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFormer Google CEO and chairman, Eric Schmidt thinks that "extremely powerful" AI systems will be heavily guarded by governments in the future.

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