Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says A.I. could endanger humanity in 5 YEARS - as he likens devastation to nuking Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Another former Google chief has issued an apocalyptic warning about artificial intelligence - saying it could'endanger' humans in five years. Billionaire Eric Schmidt, who served as Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011, said there were not enough safeguards placed on A.I and it was only a matter of time before humans lost control of the technology. He alluded to the dropping of nuclear weapons in Japan as a warning that without regulations in place, there may not be enough time to clean up the mess in the aftermath of potentially devastating societal impacts. Speaking at a health summit Tuesday, Schmidt said: 'After Nagasaki and Hiroshima, it took 18 years to get to a treaty over test bans and things like that. We don't have that kind of time today.'