AI’s Hidden Power: Former Google CEO Says We’re All Missing the Point – Decrypt

In brief

• Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt argues that while people fixate on AI’s language skills, they’re missing its rapidly advancing planning and strategy abilities that could reshape society entirely.
• Schmidt claims AI’s economic impact could be huge—with agents handling a lot of the business processes—but humans will still have roles as the technology evolves.
• Beyond technical aspects, Schmidt frames AI development as a high-stakes competition between the United States and China that…