In Eric Schmidt's mind, Google is still a dorkily utopian outfit that's making the world better through technology. The search engine's chief executive needs to get out more: Google's growing power makes even the most well-meaning of plans look ominous. Asked by the Financial Times to look five years out, a tone-deaf Schmidt says: "The goal is to enable Google users to be able to ask the question such as 'What shall I do tomorrow?' and 'What job shall I take?'" Answer, presumably: a job from one of the ten Google recruiters who harassed you yesterday.
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