Google's Eric Schmidt says it's time to ignore petty politics and focus on "transformative" tech

When Eric Schmidt took the stage today in New York City, he spent less time talking about business at Google (where he was previously CEO and now serves as executive chairman of parent company Alphabet), and more time focused on new technologies and the bigger picture. Schmidt was interviewed by Charlie Rose at The Economic Club of New York, where seemed most excited about the possibilities of advances in biology and medicine, as well as artificial intelligence. He also made a general call to tackle important problems with science and technology. The key, he said, is finding consensus. "The country is full of smart people, right?" "The American model got us through the last 30 years. Compared to other models, I'll take ours. But we need to focus on it. We need to agree, roughly, on what these projects are."