Schmidt pushes location tracking for AI chips while noting weakness in rationale

Tech mogul Eric Schmidt advocated for monitoring the location of semiconductors crucial to the development of artificial intelligence while acknowledging the limitations of the position, in arguing the move is important for the U.S. to beat China in a race to market the technology to the rest of the world.

Speaking June 3 at the AI+ Expo hosted by his organization -- the Special Competitive Studies Project -- in Washington, DC, the former Google CEO and current AI investor referenced...