Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns of job risk without AI adoption

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned that professionals across various sectors, from artists to doctors, risk becoming irrelevant if they do not adopt artificial intelligence (AI). His remarks echo a recent caution from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who warned that people who fail to embrace AI might lose their jobs to those who do.

AI or irrelevance

In a TED interview, Schmidt emphasised that AI is fundamentally reshaping professions and urged workers to integrate the technology to remain competitive.

• “You are going to lose your job to someone who is…