Fmr Google CEO: China Just 6 Months Behind US
on AI (Connecting the Dots: Eric Schmidt, Google, China, Ritz-Carlton
Hotel, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., The Economic Club of Washington, The Commercial
Club of Chicago & The Carnegie/Soros Network)
Newsmax.com
By Brian Freeman |
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 03:26 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/artificial-intelligence-china-google/2026/10/28/id/1274346/
China has narrowed the gap with the United States
in artificial intelligence development to roughly six months, former Google
CEO Eric Schmidt said in an interview with Rapid Response,
warning that Beijing's ability to rapidly expand energy and data center
infrastructure could further erode America's lead.
Schmidt warned that China has made
substantial progress over the past two years despite U.S. restrictions on its
access to advanced computer chips, with Chinese developers finding ways to
build competitive AI systems using less energy.
"A year or two ago, it looked like China
was a year or two behind. Now it looks like they're six months behind, and
there are many studies that show this," Schmidt said.
Schmidt, who previously advocated
restrictions on Beijing's access to advanced chips, acknowledged that the
measures had not slowed Chinese AI development as much as he initially
expected.
"I assumed they would work for about 10
years," he said.
Although the U.S. retains advantages in
advanced semiconductor technology, talent, and access to capital, Schmidt said
China has an increasingly important edge in the infrastructure required to
develop and operate energy-intensive AI systems.
"China has infinite energy, most of it
renewable, something we said we were going to do in our country 10 years ago
and failed to do," he said.
Schmidt pointed to China's rapid construction
of data centers and power infrastructure, contrasting it with delays facing
U.S. developers seeking to connect new sites to the electrical grid.
"They don't have interconnection queue
waits that go on seven years. They don't have the same kind of debates. They're
building the data centers, and they're building them massively," Schmidt
said.
He estimated that the United States will need
between 60 and 80 gigawatts of additional power capacity by 2030 or 2031 to
keep pace with AI demand, with each gigawatt costing some $50 billion.
"What we don't have is the energy, and
we don't have the data centers," he said.
Schmidt's warning comes as the rapid
expansion of AI infrastructure raises concerns about electricity prices,
pressure on power grids, and the demands data centers place on local water
supplies, The Hill
reported.
Data centers require substantial amounts of
electricity to run advanced computing systems and, in many cases, water for
cooling.
The surge in projected demand has prompted
questions about how utilities will finance new generation and transmission
capacity and whether those costs could be passed on to consumers.
Senate Democrats have begun examining the
potential effects on household electricity bills. Earlier this month, Sens.
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, and Chris
Van Hollen of Maryland released a report examining how data centers could raise
costs.
The issue could become a larger focus of
congressional oversight if Democrats regain control of Congress in November.
Lawmakers have signaled plans for closer scrutiny of major technology companies
and potentially tougher regulations governing AI safety, according to The Hill.
The debate presents a challenge for U.S.
policymakers seeking to maintain the country's technological advantage while
addressing the infrastructure demands and economic consequences of rapid AI
expansion.
Schmidt argued that restrictions on advanced
chips alone may not be sufficient to preserve the U.S. lead if China continues
to expand its computing infrastructure and energy capacity more quickly.
Google's Eric Schmidt talks about how to run
the world (not that he wants to)
Thursday, January 3, 2019
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2019/01/googles-eric-schmidt-talks-about-how-to.html
June 9, 2008 | 3:48 pm
https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/06/googles-eric-sc.html
Despite its famous motto of "Don't be
evil," there are some in the dark corners of the Web who speculate
that Google's real plan is to take over the world. Google
Watch features headlines such as "Google
Must be Stopped," and "Is Google God?" The
site Google World Domination even has a countdown
clock, which indicates that the Skynet-type moment when we will all be slaves
to the mighty Google algorithms will take place in roughly 6 years and 192
days. (Interestingly, the site, which includes a creepy video, features ads by Google,
demonstrating how insidious that plot actually might be).
With that type of speculation out there, it's
news any time a Google executive talks about running the world.
And that's exactly what Google
Chief Executive Eric Schmidt did today, sort of.
He didn't say that Google wanted to run the
world. But he did offer an interesting suggestion to a crowd of power players
in Washington about the best way to do it: Just like Google.
"It is possible to build a culture
around innovation. It is possible to build a culture around leadership. And it
is possible to build a culture around optimism. Google is an example,
but by no means the only example, of a culture that can be built based on
relatively scalable principles. We could run our country this way. We could run
the world this way."
It was meant to be an inspiring moment ...
...as Schmidt wrapped up a speech to the Economic
Club of Washington during a luncheon in a packed ballroom at the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Click here
for an audio clip of Schmidt's comments.
The appearance was a homecoming of sorts for
Schmidt. Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the club's president and a former President
Clinton advisor, noted that Schmidt was born a few blocks away from the hotel
at George Washington University Hospital, and grew up in the Northern Virginia
suburbs. His mother, Ellie Schmidt, was in the audience.
Schmidt talked about cloud computing and the
promise of mobile devices, all the while plugging some Google products. For the
journalists sitting in the back of the room (no lunch of seared beef filet with
Cabernet reduction and lemon and thyme glazed salmon filet for us), Schmidt did
commisserate about the state of the newspaper industry.
"We all care a lot about this. Newspaper
demand has never been higher. The problem is revenues have never been lower. So
people are reading the newspaper they're just not reading it in a way where the
newspapers can make money on it. This is a shared problem. We have to solve it.
There's no obviously good solution right now."
One possible solution some have have floated
has been for Google to use a sliver of its approximately $175 billion market
cap to buy a newspaper, such as the New York Times, but Schmidt recently downplayed
such an idea.
Like many Silicon Valley executives who come
to Washington, Schmidt spoke broadly about technology (his speech was titled,
"The Future of the Internet: Engine for Economic Growth") and did his
best not to make any major news. He didn't even come close to mentioning Yahoo,
let alone comment on the possibility of Google cutting a deal to place ads next
to Yahoo's search results.
Schmidt opted to talk less about the
nuts-and-bolts of one of the world's largest companies than the ways in which
technology can shape the future. Noting that the United States was founded
"by people who saw a better model," Schmidt concluded his speech with
this call to arms:
"So let's be revolutionaries. Let's take
this opportunity, this huge change that is before us, with technlology, and
let's change businesses, communications and the way we interact, on some new
principles that reflect the very best of America."
Those sound like the words of someone who
might be considering a run for higher office one day, assuming Google isn't
running everything by then.
-- Jim Puzzanghera
Puzzanghera, a staff writer, covers tech and
media policy from Washington
Photo: Google CEO Eric Schmidt during today's
speech before the Economic Club of Washington. Credit: Getty Images.
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is a Subsidiary of Marriott International.
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was the EVP for Marriott International Inc. and is a director at the Economic
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a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a VP
for Google Inc.
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the president of the Economic Club of Washington, is a senior counsel
for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
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Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google
Inc.
David M. Rubenstein
is the president of the Economic Club of Washington and a co-chairman
for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Sheryl K. Sandberg was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a VP
for Google Inc.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote
Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the New America Foundation.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the New America
Foundation and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim
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(think tank).
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Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
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a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for
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Society for Muslim Advancement.
Daisy Khan
is married to Feisal Abdul Rauf, a developer for Park51, an
executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and was
a director at the White House Project.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
was a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and a
funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Foundation to Promote
Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Sheryl K. Sandberg was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a VP
for Google Inc.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &
Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google
Inc.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is
a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP,
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie
B. Jarrett’s great uncle and was the president of the Economic Club of
Washington.
David M. Rubenstein
is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
the president of the Economic Club of
Washington.
Susan Molinari is
a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a VP
for Google Inc.
Kathleen Matthews
is a director at the Economic Club of Washington and was the EVP for Marriott
International Inc.
Ritz-Carlton Hotels
is a Subsidiary of Marriott International.
Arne M. Sorenson
is the president & CEO for Marriott International Inc. and a trustee
at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote
Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for
Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Frederic V. Malek
is trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the president of
Marriott hotels & resorts for the Marriott Corporation.
James S. Crown
is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member
of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s
great niece and was the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration.
William M. Daley
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was the chief of staff
for the Barack Obama administration.
R. Eden Martin
is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama
was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow
was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of
New York.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter
for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Foundation to Promote
Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a
member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
Alwaleed bin Talal
is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a benefactor for the Prince
Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and the
founder for the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
was a center at Georgetown University.
Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation
was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.
Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow
is the sponsor for the Cordoba Initiative and the American Society
for Muslim Advancement.
Feisal Abdul Rauf
is the founder & chairman for the Cordoba Initiative, married to Daisy
Khan, a developer for Park51 and a co-founder for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Daisy Khan
is married to Feisal Abdul Rauf, a developer for Park51, an
executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and
was a director at the White House Project.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
was a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and a
funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Foundation to Promote
Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), the Human Rights Watch.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor
for the Human Rights Watch and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society
Foundations was a funder for the Human
Rights Watch.
Gara LaMarche was
the VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations,
an associate director at the Human Rights Watch and a director at
the White House Project.
Daisy Khan was a
director at the White House Project, is married to Feisal Abdul Rauf,
a developer for Park51 and an executive director for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a supporter for the American Society for
Muslim Advancement, a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Andrew Carnegie
was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Beth A. Brooke was
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), is
a director at the White House Project, a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Committee
for Economic Development.
Letitia James is
the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the
Attorney General of New York.
Carol A. Melton was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
director at the Economic Club of Washington.
Robert G.
Liberatore was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.
Kathleen
Matthews is a director at the Economic Club of Washington and was
the EVP for Marriott International Inc.
Ritz-Carlton Hotels
is a Subsidiary of Marriott International.
Arne M. Sorenson
is the president & CEO for Marriott International Inc. and a trustee
at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for
the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a VP for Google Inc.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google
Inc.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &
Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle and was the president
of the Economic Club of Washington.
David M.
Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank)
and the president of the Economic Club of
Washington.
Susan Molinari is
a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a VP
for Google Inc.
Kathleen
Matthews is a director at the Economic Club of Washington and was
the EVP for Marriott International Inc.
Ritz-Carlton Hotels
is a Subsidiary of Marriott International.
Arne M. Sorenson
is the president & CEO for Marriott International Inc. and a trustee
at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for
the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Frederic V. Malek
is trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the president of
Marriott hotels & resorts for the Marriott Corporation.
Resources: Past Research
Marriott CEO: Anti-'gay' laws are not OK (Past
Research on the Marriott International Inc.)
Monday, April 11, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/marriott-ceo-anti-gay-laws-are-not-ok.html
Google Unleashes 'AI Mode' (Connecting the
Dots: Google, Sundar Pichai, Eric Schmidt, The Economic Club of Washington,
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., McKinsey & Company & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on Google)
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/05/google-unleashes-ai-mode-connecting.html
Google Briefly Removes PragerU App From Play
Store for ‘Hate Speech’ (Connecting the Dots: Google, YouTube & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Google)
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/google-briefly-removes-prageru-app-from.html
The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United
Against Nuclear Iran, Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and
International Studies, The View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the New
America Foundation)
Thursday, June 19, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-ghost-armada-connecting-dots-united.html
Chinese Crash Crushes Stock Market as Obama
Imitates Chinese Economy (Past Research on China)
Monday, August 24, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/08/chinese-crash-crushes-stock-market-as.html
Trump Administration Carried Out 980,000
Deportations in First 18 Months: Think Tank (Connecting the Dots: The Migration
Policy Institute (MPI) & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past
Research on the New America Foundation & Google)
Friday, October 23, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/10/trump-administration-carried-out-980000.html
PepsiCo to Increase Prices on Some Chips,
Sodas (Connecting the Dots: PepsiCo, Price Control, Charlie Kirk Shooting,
President Trump Shooting in Butler & The Carnegie/Soros Network (Past
Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York)
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/09/pepsico-to-increase-prices-on-some.html
Judge: Trump's Asylum Changes Exceeded His
Authority (Connecting the Dots: The Judges That Hate Trump, Wilmer Cutler
Pickering Hale and Dorr, Russia, Russia, Russia, The Investigators & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Wilmer
Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr)
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/judge-trumps-asylum-changes-exceeded.html
Erika Kirk Shares Usha Vance's Advice on
Grief (Connecting the Dots: Astrid S. Tuminez, The Carnegie Corporation of New
York, The Utah Valley University & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past
Research on Charlie Kirk & Utah Valley University)
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/09/erika-kirk-shares-usha-vances-advice-on.html
Reports: Arrested Saudi Princes Being Held at
Luxury Ritz Carlton in Riyadh (Past Research on the Ritz
Carlton)
Monday, November 6, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/11/reports-arrested-saudi-princes-being.html
White House Project (Connecting the Dots:
White House Project, American Society for Muslim Advancement, Ted Turner, CNN,
Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane, Rockefeller Family Fund, USSR, Communist Party
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the
White House Project)
Sunday, October 15, 2023
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/10/white-house-project-connecting-dots.html
Trump: Biden Judge Can't Save Comey
(Connecting the Dots: Judge Michael Nachmanoff, FBI, James Comey, Joe Biden,
Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Letitia James, Mark Warner & Soros Funding,
All Networking) (Past Research on the Economic Club of Washington, Committee for
Economic Development & Letitia James)
Friday, September 26, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/trump-biden-judge-cant-save-comey.html
