Former Google CEO warns of ‘Bin Laden scenario’ for AI: ‘They could misuse it and do real harm’

Artificial intelligence has been a hot topic for the past two years, and even more so in recent weeks with the recent AI summit in Paris and the rise of China’s DeepSeek. Since the arrival of ChatGPT in late 2022, governments around the world have been grappling with how to regulate AI in order to balance security with economic progress.

Now, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in an interview with the BBC has added more fuel to the fire by stated that he is worried about a “Bin Laden scenario” for AI where “rogue states” try to harm innocent people using the new technology.