Google's Eric Schmidt: We need critical thinking now more than ever

The Alphabet boss says the world is entering an age of abundance, driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc (Google's parent company), is optimistic about the future. "We're entering what I call the age of abundance," he says. "And during the age of abundance, we're going to see a new age ... the age of intelligence. "By 2020, most human beings will have access to the internet. When you have everyone harnessed with this information, t...