Moonshots with Peter Diamandis Eric Schmidt: Singularity's Arrival, the 92-Gigawatt Problem, and Recursive Self-Improvement Timelines | 241
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Mar 24, 2026 
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and tech investor, joins Dave Blundin, Link Ventures founder and startup builder, for a fast-moving conversation on AI reasoning, superintelligence timelines, and why power may matter more than talent. They also dig into orbital data centers, China’s robotics edge, fast learning loops, and the race to shape ASI around democratic values.
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Why Agents Could Trigger A Superintelligence Surge
- Schmidt says Bay Area builders expect agent adoption this year and superintelligence-like acceleration within two to three years.
- His mechanism is cheap parallel AI researchers limited mostly by electricity, not hiring, housing, or payroll.
The Programmer Who Ships While Sleeping
- Schmidt describes a startup engineer who writes a spec and evaluation test at night, then lets AI build all night.
- By morning, work that once needed six months and ten Google programmers is finished while he sleeps.
Teach Prompt Engineering Before Anything Else
- Eric Schmidt says universities should make prompt engineering the first course every freshman takes, and Peter Diamandis pushes that logic down to high school.
- Schmidt argues every discipline will express art, writing, and work through AI tools.