The AI Revolution Is Underhyped
The arrival of non-human intelligence is a very big deal, says former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt.
In a wide-ranging interview with technologist Bilawal Sidhu, Schmidt makes the case that AI is wildly underhyped, as near-constant breakthroughs give rise to systems capable of doing even the most complex tasks on their own.
He explores the staggering opportunities, sobering challenges and urgent risks of AI, showing why everyone will need to engage with this technology in order to remain relevant.
Why You Should Listen
Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and former computer engineer who was the chief executive officer of Google from 2001 to 2011 and the company's executive chairman from 2011 to 2015.
He also was the executive chairman of parent company Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 2017, and technical advisor at Alphabet from 2017 to 2020.
Since 2025, he has been the CEO of Relativity Space, an aerospace manufacturing company.
As of May 2025, he's the world's 55th wealthiest person according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index with an estimated net worth of US $32 billion.
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Personal Life
In June 1980, Schmidt married Wendy Susan Boyle (born 1955 in Short Hills, New Jersey).
They lived in Atherton, California, in the 1990s.
They have a daughter, Sophie, and had another, Alison, who died in 2017 from an illness.
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