Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has likened the impact of artificial intelligence to transformative inventions like fire and electricity, asserting that the next ten years will define the next hundred. In a speech on September 20, 2025, Schmidt highlighted AI's evolution from a mere tool to a foundational infrastructure reshaping business operations. Schmidt pointed out that the primary challenge for AI advancement is not model performance but energy supply, with the U.S. needing an additional 92GW of power by 2030 to support AI data centers. Analyst Dylan Patel emphasized the complexity of building comprehensive AI systems, which require advanced engineering, cooling, and power management. Schmidt also warned about the risks of AI model diffusion through distillation, complicating control and regulation efforts, and stressed the importance of focusing on platform sustainability and operational execution.