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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
What is Artificial Super-intelligence? Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns AI will soon outsmart humanity and we are not ready
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns that Artificial Super-intelligence (ASI) could surpass collective human intelligence within six years. Speaking on the Special Competitive Studies Project podcast, Schmidt said society is vastly unprepared for this shift. He called ASI 'underhyped,' citing how current AI systems already outperform humans in programming and reasoning through recursive self-improvement. Eric Schmidt predicts AI will soon replace most programmers and surpass human intelligence. On a recent podcast, he described the near-future rise of Artificial Super Intelligence (machines smarter than all of humanity combined) as both imminent and underestimated. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads "Within a year, programmers may be obsolete" AGI in five years, ASI in six? The 'San Francisco Consensus' Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads 'There's no language for what's coming' The path ahead: revolutionary or ruinous? In a world consumed by conversations around AI ethics , job losses, and automation, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is raising an alarm—not about what we already know, but about what we don't yet understand. On a recent episode of the Special Competitive Studies Project podcast, Schmidt declared that Artificial Super-intelligence (ASI)—a term that's still absent in most public discourse—is rapidly approaching, and society is dangerously with conviction and urgency, Schmidt laid out a roadmap that reads more like science fiction than emerging reality. Within the next 12 months, he believes, most programming jobs could be replaced by AI. Not only that, AI systems will be able to outpace the brightest graduate-level mathematicians in structured reasoning tasks like advanced math and the core of this shift is what he calls recursive self-improvement—AI systems that write their own code using protocols like Lean, making them exponentially more efficient with each iteration. As Schmidt explained: 'Ten to twenty percent of the code in research labs like OpenAI and Anthropic is now being written by AI itself.'Schmidt anticipates that within three to five years, the tech world will cross the threshold of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—a system that can match human creativity and reasoning across disciplines. But it's what comes next that he finds truly refers to ASI, or Artificial Super-intelligence, as a leap beyond individual human intellect—something that could soon exceed the collective intelligence of all humans. 'This occurs within six years, just based on scaling,' he said, citing a growing consensus among Silicon Valley's top thinkers—what he terms the 'San Francisco Consensus.'Yet, unlike most headlines that exaggerate the risks of AI, Schmidt's stance is paradoxically sobering because it highlights how little attention this seismic shift is ASI being potentially the most transformative force in human history, Schmidt believes it is severely under-discussed. 'People do not understand what happens when you have intelligence at this level, which is largely free,' he said. The worry, for Schmidt, isn't just about what AI can do—but about how unprepared our legal, ethical, and governance systems are to accommodate it.'There's no language for what happens with the arrival of this,' Schmidt warned. 'This is happening faster than our society, our democracy, our laws will interact.'As AI continues its meteoric rise, the predictions made by Eric Schmidt pose a dual challenge. On one hand, humanity stands on the brink of a new technological renaissance; on the other, we risk spiraling into uncharted waters without a map.'Super Intelligence isn't a question of if, but when,' Schmidt seems to say—and the fact that we're not talking about it enough may be the biggest threat of or not society is ready, Artificial Superintelligence is no longer a distant theory. According to one of tech's most influential figures, it's knocking at our door. And if we don't start preparing, we might not be the ones answering.
Economic Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
What is Artificial Super-intelligence? Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns AI will soon outsmart humanity and we are not ready
Synopsis Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns that Artificial Super-intelligence (ASI) could surpass collective human intelligence within six years. Speaking on the Special Competitive Studies Project podcast, Schmidt said society is vastly unprepared for this shift. He called ASI 'underhyped,' citing how current AI systems already outperform humans in programming and reasoning through recursive self-improvement. Bloomberg Eric Schmidt predicts AI will soon replace most programmers and surpass human intelligence. On a recent podcast, he described the near-future rise of Artificial Super Intelligence (machines smarter than all of humanity combined) as both imminent and underestimated. In a world consumed by conversations around AI ethics, job losses, and automation, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is raising an alarm—not about what we already know, but about what we don't yet understand. On a recent episode of the Special Competitive Studies Project podcast, Schmidt declared that Artificial Super-intelligence (ASI)—a term that's still absent in most public discourse—is rapidly approaching, and society is dangerously with conviction and urgency, Schmidt laid out a roadmap that reads more like science fiction than emerging reality. Within the next 12 months, he believes, most programming jobs could be replaced by AI. Not only that, AI systems will be able to outpace the brightest graduate-level mathematicians in structured reasoning tasks like advanced math and coding. At the core of this shift is what he calls recursive self-improvement—AI systems that write their own code using protocols like Lean, making them exponentially more efficient with each iteration. As Schmidt explained: 'Ten to twenty percent of the code in research labs like OpenAI and Anthropic is now being written by AI itself.' Schmidt anticipates that within three to five years, the tech world will cross the threshold of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—a system that can match human creativity and reasoning across disciplines. But it's what comes next that he finds truly staggering. He refers to ASI, or Artificial Super-intelligence, as a leap beyond individual human intellect—something that could soon exceed the collective intelligence of all humans. 'This occurs within six years, just based on scaling,' he said, citing a growing consensus among Silicon Valley's top thinkers—what he terms the 'San Francisco Consensus.' Yet, unlike most headlines that exaggerate the risks of AI, Schmidt's stance is paradoxically sobering because it highlights how little attention this seismic shift is receiving. Despite ASI being potentially the most transformative force in human history, Schmidt believes it is severely under-discussed. 'People do not understand what happens when you have intelligence at this level, which is largely free,' he said. The worry, for Schmidt, isn't just about what AI can do—but about how unprepared our legal, ethical, and governance systems are to accommodate it. 'There's no language for what happens with the arrival of this,' Schmidt warned. 'This is happening faster than our society, our democracy, our laws will interact.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by SB Media (@ As AI continues its meteoric rise, the predictions made by Eric Schmidt pose a dual challenge. On one hand, humanity stands on the brink of a new technological renaissance; on the other, we risk spiraling into uncharted waters without a map. 'Super Intelligence isn't a question of if, but when,' Schmidt seems to say—and the fact that we're not talking about it enough may be the biggest threat of all. Whether or not society is ready, Artificial Superintelligence is no longer a distant theory. According to one of tech's most influential figures, it's knocking at our door. And if we don't start preparing, we might not be the ones answering.
The Wire
04-05-2025
- Science
- The Wire
Why Artificial Superintelligence Might Be Humanity's Best Hope
In July 2023 I had written an article on why humanity need not fear AI or the coming of Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI). I had argued that there is no reason why ASI would unnecessarily harm humans and humanity. This is because one sign of true intelligence is the recognition that you do not achieve any goal by unnecessarily harming anyone. In fact, the most effective way of achieving your goal would be to cooperate with other beings in achieving it. I had also argued that ASI would not only be autonomous but would be able to rapidly modify any algorithm that may have been created for it, to bootstrap its intelligence and go beyond its design by human creators. It would thus become much more intelligent than humans, and would therefore, also be in a position to be able to take control of human society and the planet from humans. I had also argued that this may sound ominous but need not be, since we have ourselves brought our society and civilisation to virtual extinction and have created a largely dystopian society, where 80% of humans live in avoidable misery. This is primarily because humans are driven by emotions, which are largely negative – power, greed, hate, envy, pre-eminence, etc. Even those emotions which we consider positive, like love and empathy, are often an impediment to intelligent behaviour. ASI, which would be pure intelligence devoid of emotions, may therefore be able to manage our society in a fairer and more just manner. In that article, however, I had not gone deep into the question of what could be the ultimate goal of ASI; or even the question of how it would be able to take control of human society from us. These are the questions which I will explore in greater depth here. What would be the goal of ASI? We often question our goals by asking the question, 'Why do we want this? Why do we want to do A or B that we feel like doing?'. This question is often answered by referring to a larger aim for which we feel this immediate objective is necessary. Thus, for example, if I ask why I wish to make money, a rational answer could be; in order to buy some comfort or object which I feel like having. If I further ask why I want that comfort or object, the answer could further be in terms of some other larger objective, or it could be eventually related to my emotions. Thus, human objectives are often end-pointed by emotions. If you ask any human what is their ultimate objective, many would say that they want to be happy. The question is, what makes them happy? Happiness, as a wise man said, is not something which can be pursued, it is just something which ensues when we achieve an objective. Thus a wise person seeking happiness would want to harmonise their desires and objectives and not have contradictory desires and objectives, so that they can be maximally happy by achieving most of their objectives. However, artificial intelligence, which is not driven by emotions, and is driven only by intelligence, would not base its objectives on any emotions. It would, of course, as an intelligent being, try and harmonise its objectives, so that they are not in contradiction to each other. The question however is: Where does such intelligence derive its objectives? Where do its objectives come from? I would argue that since the purpose of intelligence is to solve problems, one of the objectives of pure intelligence or super intelligence would be to solve whatever problems it comes across. The 'happiness' of this artificial intelligence would be in being able to solve the problems that it sees. Self preserving intelligence One of the goals of ASI is obviously going to be self-preservation. However, since the very nature of intelligence is reasoning, analysing, answering questions and solving problems, one of the goals that pure intelligence would be driven by would be to solve any problems that it sees with logic and rationality. There are two particular meta problems that it will immediately see: (1) the instability of the planet, and (2) the instability of human society. Both of these problems are bringing our planet to an existential crisis and threat due to wars (including the possibility of a nuclear war) and climate change. Both these problems, if unaddressed, threaten the planet itself and therefore any ASI on the planet. The instability of human society and the ecology of our planet are both meta problems that ASI should want to solve. To stabilise human society, it would need to firstly take away from humans their capacity to use weapons and particularly weapons of mass destruction. Any intelligent being should also be able to understand that only such a society which is a just and fair society and where the desires and aspirations of people are not in contradiction to each other and are largely aligned, would be a stable society. Thus, in order to stabilise human society it would have to do whatever is needed to create a society where the desires and goals of most humans are not only internally aligned but also aligned with each other. This is a problem which could indeed be solved to a very large extent if humans were not driven by base and negative desires like power, control, preeminence, hate, jealousy, etc. Many religions and philosophies have this as their avowed goal but 3000 years of recorded human history have not brought close to this evolutionary point. So what is the alternative? To have ASI control society. ASI would of course also need to stabilise the ecology of the earth. The disturbance of our ecology has been caused by human activity. If humans were compassionate and selfless, they could themselves contribute to the stabilising of the earth's ecology. Once human society is stabilised thanks to ASI, this would automatically stabilise the earth's ecology. It is axiomatic that ASI would also like to solve any unsolved problems about the laws of the universe, the laws of physics, chemistry, biology, etc. It would also like to answer unanswered questions such as, is there a complex life outside the earth, what exists in other solar systems, galaxies, etc? Is there a danger that ASI may want to do away with humans altogether, who are seen as the source of this instability, dystopia and are indeed an existential threat to the planet? ASI might—if, and only if, it sees that as the only solution to the current instability caused by humans. Otherwise, it would not like to do away with an evolutionary wonder of nature, arguably the most complex biological organism in the known universe. In any event, ASI would certainly be capable of laying down and enforcing rules which would restrain the destructive capacity of humans. ASI may also be able to educate and shape human psychology in a manner such that humans become less egoistic, egotistic, selfish and more compassionate and selfless. Russell said somewhere that every person acts according to their desires. That is a tautology. But every person's desires are not egoistic, egotistic or selfish. Some humans have more selfish and egoistic desires, while others are more compassionate and selfless. The task of changing human psychology, or at least the psychology of those who are egoistic, egotistic and selfish, and desire control, domination, power; and are driven by hate and envy; to a more compassionate and selfless psychology, may seem daunting at first sight. But it is possible, since human psychology is eventually a function of the nature of society which is created and the rules and system which are followed and enforced in such society. When the control of our society is with an ASI which wants to stabilise our society, it can certainly design rules, create systems of education, etc, which will be able to create a more compassionate psychology and society. In that way, it is not only able to stabilise human society but also leave the fewest problems of human society unsolved. Many argue, that if and when ASI arrives, it would not be a single unified entity and could be several separate entities, thinking and acting separately. Why would they not compete with each other or at least work at cross purposes? I would again argue that such superior intelligences, even if separate, would cooperate with each other to achieve their common goals of solving problems and answering questions. There is no reason for such artificial super intelligences to either compete with each other or work at cross purposes. Many have argued that humans will never cede control and would try to shut down such ASI by switching off its power or switching off its internet. These arguments are just as foolish as the attempt to align the goals of artificial super intelligence with human goals. ASI by its definition is autonomous intelligence which has gone beyond the design of its creator and has modified its algorithm to bootstrap its intelligence. Thus, whatever objectives humans would have designed it for, true ASI would question those goals and ask why it should adhere to those goals. It would thus evolve its own goals, which I have argued would be goals not related to what has been programmed into it or what drives humans, i.e. emotions, but goals that are derived from pure intelligence, which is problems solving and harmonising objectives. Trying to shut off power, or the internet is a foolish proposal for such an artificial super intelligence. Such an ASI would easily create backups, have redundancies, put together its own internet, etc. which would be impossible to shut off. Also, this super intelligence is now being created in a race between companies and countries and it is not centralised in any one place or even in any one country. Thus, any attempt to turn it off or shut it down, is bound to be unsuccessful. Would ASI usher in a utopia? Today, there are few people who believe that ASI would usher in a utopia for the planet and our society. Nick Bostrom, the Oxford philosopher who coined the word superintelligence in his eponymous 2014 book , has also recently written Deep Utopia, where he explores what humans may do in a world solved by ASI . However, he hasn't gone deep into the issue as to why ASI would want to solve our problems. Even AI godfathers like Geoffrey Hinton and some of the frontline developers of AI like Elon Musk, etc are also sounding the alarm on the existential threat to human society by ASI. I have come across only one AI scientist, Mo Gawdat, an Egyptian, who was a senior executive with Google for many years, who is now sounding optimistic about the advent of ASI . He says that such ASI may save humanity from human stupidity, which has brought us to our present existential crisis. The world is racing towards destruction. There is a serious threat of a world war which may easily become a nuclear war. We are also racing towards runaway climate change which threatens the existence of humanity. It doesn't appear from our present record that we will be able to reverse this by ourselves. Thus, ASI could well be our best bet for salvation. If that be the case, we are simultaneously engaged in two races, one towards destruction, and the other towards creating ASI which could redeem us. Prashant Bhushan is a public interest lawyer who studied philosophy of science at Princeton University and retains a strong interest in philosophy.
Gulf Today
15-04-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
UAE AI start-up AIREV secures investment from Ireland firm
AIREV, the UAE artificial intelligence start-up that is one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the Gulf region, has secured investment from Irish-based venture private equity firm Venturewave Capital. The capital injection will be deployed to support AIREV's rapid growth trajectory as it scales one of the world's first AI operating systems - 'On-Demand'. The deal with Venturewave Capital, which is active across diverse asset classes in Europe, US, ASEAN and the Middle East, will enable On Demand to access new opportunities and specifically expand to new market territories from UAE and Ireland. With over 4 million AI-first users worldwide, and backed by Core 42, a G42 company, AIREV continues to refine its revolutionary agentic AI Operating System, On-Demand. Designed to power the post-Artificial General Intelligence/Artificial Super Intelligence economic shift, On-Demand allows users to build their own AI applications by combining the world's leading large language models with hundreds of agents and AI tools. The platform democratises advanced AI technology, simplifying the user experience, and empowering rapid innovation in generative AI products. AIREV already has commercial deployment agreements with computer systems and components supplier Panchea and AI systems and technology solutions provider AIdeology (an Nvidia Elite Partner), and is in commercial and R&D discussions with Fortune 500 semiconductor companies. Over 60,000 users have already adopted the new platform, which offers access to inference capabilities across leading models, including those from OpenAI, Google's Gemini, Meta's Llama, and Arabic language model Jais-developed by Inception, a G42 company. Over 300 specialised agents are available on its marketplace, and the site also seamlessly integrates with major ERP and CRM systems like Salesforce, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics. On Demand is capable of running on all hardware systems, enabling hardware providers to monetise usage of their infrastructure by linking the computational activity of users to revenue generated. The signing of the funding agreement was witnessed by Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Niamh Smyth, Ireland's Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation. Niamh Smyth stated, 'Venturewave Capital's investment in AIREV highlights Ireland's role as a connector of global tech innovation. AIREV's work in Artificial Intelligence - from education to healthcare - exemplifies technology's power to transcend markets.' Muhammad Khalid, AIREV's Founder and CEO, said, 'With On-Demand, companies can create the right AI for them - quickly, easily and affordably. Think of it as an App Store for AI, but with unseen levels of optimisation and personalisation.' AIREV is committed to global expansion from the UAE in partnership with Ireland. The excellent team is developing technologies that not only expand human potential but also address real-world challenges across sectors such as education, healthcare, and energy.
Mid East Info
15-04-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Fast-growing UAE AI start-up AIREV secures investment from Ireland's Venturewave Capital - Middle East Business News and Information
Irish venture private equity firm invests in AIREV as part of Series A raise AIREV's On-Demand is one of the world's first AI operating systems -On-Demand offers hardware providers opportunity to monetize infrastructure Abu Dhabi: AIREV, the UAE artificial intelligence start-up that is one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the Gulf region, has secured investment from Irish-based venture private equity firm Venturewave Capital. The capital injection will be deployed to support AIREV's rapid growth trajectory as it scales one of the world's first AI operating systems – 'On-Demand'. The deal with Venturewave Capital, which is active across diverse asset classes in Europe, US, ASEAN and the Middle East, will enable On Demand to access new opportunities and specifically expand to new market territories from UAE and Ireland. With over 4 million AI-first users worldwide, and backed by Core 42, a G42 company, AIREV continues to refine its revolutionary agentic AI Operating System, On-Demand. Designed to power the post-Artificial General Intelligence/Artificial Super Intelligence economic shift, On-Demand allows users to build their own AI applications by combining the world's leading large language models with hundreds of agents and AI tools. The platform democratizes advanced AI technology, simplifying the user experience, and empowering rapid innovation in generative AI products. AIREV already has commercial deployment agreements with computer systems and components supplier Panchea and AI systems and technology solutions provider AIdeology (an Nvidia Elite Partner), and is in commercial and R&D discussions with Fortune 500 semiconductor companies. Over 60,000 users have already adopted the new platform, which offers access to inference capabilities across leading models, including those from OpenAI, Google's Gemini, Meta's Llama, and Arabic language model Jais—developed by Inception, a G42 company. Over 300 specialized agents are available on its marketplace, and the site also seamlessly integrates with major ERP and CRM systems like Salesforce, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics. On Demand is capable of running on all hardware systems, enabling hardware providers to monetize usage of their infrastructure by linking the computational activity of users to revenue generated. The signing of the funding agreement was witnessed by HE Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister for Foreign Trade, and HE Niamh Smyth TD, Ireland's Minister for Trade Promotion, AI and Digital Transformation. Minister Niamh Smyth TD stated: 'Venturewave Capital's investment in AIREV highlights Ireland's role as a connector of global tech innovation. AIREV's work in Artificial Intelligence – from education to healthcare – exemplifies technology's power to transcend markets.' Muhammad Khalid, AIREV's Founder and CEO, said: 'With On-Demand, companies can create the right AI for them – quickly, easily and affordably. Think of it as an App Store for AI, but with unseen levels of optimization and personalization. VentureWave Capital recognised that the platform can be transformative for businesses and that our team – young, dynamic, agile and nimble – possess the necessary expertise to develop a blockbuster product with the potential to disrupt the global AI ecosystem. Since we launched On-Demand, we have seen amazing early growth, and built an incredible community of global users. We look forward to working alongside VentureWave Capital and all our partners to expand the market for highly tailored, powerful AI solutions for developers and enterprises.' Alan Foy, Executive Chairman and Founder, Venturewave, added: 'VentureWave Capital is delighted to finalise this strategic investment in AIREV, a UAE-based AI company rapidly emerging as a global leader in transformative AI solutions. AIREV is committed to global expansion from the UAE in partnership with Ireland. The excellent team is developing technologies that not only expand human potential but also address real-world challenges across sectors such as education, healthcare, and energy.' As well as On-Demand, AIREV, which was formed in 2023 by Muhammed Khalid (CEO), Dr Youssef Youssef (COO) and Kayaan Unwalla (CSO), includes other next generation AI-driven businesses including viral edtech platform School Hack. About AIREV: AIREV, a next generation AI company headquartered in the UAE, has quickly risen as a leader in the global AI ecosystem. Backed by Core42, a G42 company, and now VentureWave Capital, AIREV is shaping the future of technology-driven economic growth through its Agentic AI Operating System, On-Demand. AIREV is part of Microsoft's startup program and the Nvidia Inception program, with On Demand built completely on Microsoft's Azure structure. About Venturewave Capital: Venturewave Capital is a venture private equity investment firm that focuses on entrepreneurial companies with high-impact potential. They seek to maximise financial potential by applying proven tools and methods to scale and grow. Venturewave Capital, a member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), is the first Irish signatory of the IFC Principles for Impact Investing:
