Bill Gates foresees future where AI improves every aspect of our lives
Bill Gates belives that AI will positively change lives in the next five years and points out that history has shown that with every new technology, there is initially fear, followed by new opportunities.
The rapid development of AI has sparked fears that millions of jobs worldwide will disappear due to the new technology. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported this week that AI could impact around 40% of jobs. Bill Gates’s prediction offers a more positive view of AI development. He thinks that AI will positively change lives in the next five years and points out that history has shown that with every new technology, there is initially fear, followed by new opportunities.
People in 1900, with the growth of productivity in agriculture, wondered what they would do. In reality, many new job categories were created. Now, we are much better off than when everyone was solely engaged in agriculture. This will be a similar situation, said Bill Gates to CNN
. Gates predicts that AI will make everyone’s lives easier, especially for doctors who will be freed from paperwork. Since there is no need for a lot of new hardware, Gates said that we will access AI through mobile phones or internet-connected computers.
He pointed out that the development of OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 has been dramatic because it can essentially both read and write. It’s like having ‘white-collar workers’ who will be mentors, give health advice, assist with writing, provide technical support. It will be fantastic when we start using this technology in the education or medical sector, believes Bill Gates.
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