Sundar Pichai says AI technology could be more profound than fire or electricity

• Sundar Pichai has discussed the capabilities of AI and its potentially huge effect on society.
• In a "60 Minutes" interview, Pichai said AI could be more profound than fire or electricity.
• However, Pichai said he was not immune to fears around the new technology.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, says artificial intelligence could be the most profound technology in human history.

In an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes," which aired on Sunday, Pichai said he thought of AI "as the most profound technology humanity is working on. More profound than fire, electricity, or anything that we have done in the past."