Comments follow Stephen Hawking's warning that AI may be dangerous 'These concerns are normal,' said Eric Schmidt. 'They're also misguided' Schmidt says robots could improve wages, rather than steal human jobs He added that computers are far more primitive that people like to believe Google is heavily involved with AI, including its use in self-driving cars

By Ellie Zolfagharifard for MailOnline

Published: 06:01 EST, 10 December 2014 | Updated: 07:17 EST, 10 December 2014

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Stephen Hawking recently said that the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.

Now, Google chief executive, Eric Schmidt has weighed into the discussion, arguing that there is no need to fear AI, and it could even be the making of humanity.

'These concerns are normal,' he said onstage during the Financial Times Innovate America event in New York this week. 'They're also to some degree misguided.'

Google chief executive, Eric Schmidt, says there is no need to fear AI, and it could be the making of humanity

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