Eric Schmidt, ex-CEO of Google, stirred controversy by suggesting that AI startups could 'steal IP' and later 'hire lawyers to clean up the mess' if their product becomes successful, in a recent talk at Stanford now removed from YouTube.
Eric Schmidt is a former CEO and chairman of Google.
Schmidt's statements were made at Stanford and now deleted from YouTube.
He controversially suggested that startups 'steal IP' and fix issues later.
He invested in AI startup Mistral and has military connections.
The talk's removal followed Schmidt's request citing misstatements.