A mother recently sued an AI company after her 14-year-old killed himself after his chatbot demanded the boy not cheat on it by dating actual girls.

That kind of obsession is possible, especially for people who are not fully formed,” Schmidt said during a podcast.

Concerned about AI warnings? Find out what the former CEO of google has to say about artificial intelligence, and should you be worried or not?

Humans are only just beginning to reckon with the implications of sharing our planet with synthetic entities more intelligent than ourselves. Life with AI will likely be the next chapter in human evolution, and, depending on our management of it, it could mean a flowering of human growth, a dystopia, or some mix of both.

Speaking about the dangers of AI and regulation on The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway, Schmidt spoke about the ability for young men to create

Former Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt said the U.S. is falling behind China in the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Monday.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned about the dangers of AI chatbots, particularly their potential to deepen loneliness among vulnerable young men. He highlighted the risks of emotional attachment to "perfect AI girlfriends" and called for greater parental oversight in the face of this growing concern.