Eric Schmidt's San Francisco Consensus about artificial intelligence

At the Paris summit, Eric Schmidt shared what he calls the “San Francisco Consensus”—a convergence of belief among Silicon Valley’s leaders that within three to six years AI will fundamentally transform every aspect of human activity.

Whether one views this timeline as realistic or delusional matters less than the fact that the people building AI systems—and investing hundreds of billions in infrastructure—believe it. Their conviction alone makes the Consensus a force shaping our immediate future.