Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt fears AI can be misused by terrorists

Schmidt called for government oversight on private tech companies developing AI models, but warned that too much regulation can stifle innovation

Google's former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Schmidt is worried that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used by terrorists or "rogue states" to "harm innocent people," according to a BBC report.

“The real fears that I have are not the ones that most people talk about AI - I talk about extreme risk,” the report quoted Schmidt as saying at the AI Action Summit in Paris.

He fears that "North Korea, or Iran, or even Russia" could adopt and misuse the technology to create biological weapons.