Schmidt believes we are only 10-15% into the real-world impacts of AI, meaning most of the transformation is still ahead of us. Hardware-based changes like robotics will take longer to materialize than software-driven ones.
Schmidt, having lived through multiple tech booms, describes the current AI expansion as the largest he has ever witnessed, with shortages in both hardware and electricity signaling the intensity of demand.
Schmidt warns that China currently appears to be winning in robotic hardware development, and he fears the U.S. could lose the robotics revolution the same way it lost dominance in low-end electric vehicles.
Given Schmidt's warning about losing the robotics revolution as the U.S. lost low-end EV manufacturing, investors and entrepreneurs should monitor and consider positioning themselves in domestic robotics hardware development.
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Current AI Moment
Only 10-15% into impacts
Largest tech boom ever
Hardware lags software
Recursive Self-Improvement
Not yet achieved
Asymptote still rising
Terrifying potential
Energy Crisis
92-Gigawatt demand
Hardware shortages
Infrastructure bottleneck
US vs China
China leads robotics
EV revolution lost
Competition not enemy
Abundance Movement
Schmidt supports XPRIZE
Optimistic long-term view
Epicenter of progress