Robots & Artificial IntelligenceWhy are tech oligarchs silently prepping for ‘AI apocalypse’? Posted on October 19, 2026 by Administrator Arch-technocrat Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, warns that artificial intelligence is advancing faster than society can prepare for, that AI systems are learning to improve themselves, and that Silicon Valley insiders believe superintelligence could arrive within two years. He explains how AI builds upon itself in a way that allows machines to surpass human learning speeds, and why researchers fear creating a new form of intelligence we cannot control.
