2024-01-17 10:30:00
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2024.01.17 Wed posted at 19:30 JST
New York (CNN) How will the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) affect people’s lives five years from now? Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who is known as an optimist, expressed his opinion in an interview with CNN on the 16th.
Regarding the spread of AI, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently predicted that it will affect regarding 40% of the world’s employment and that, without appropriate policies, inequality will widen.
Gates said in an interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos that he doesn’t necessarily disagree with the IMF’s predictions, but that throughout history new technologies have always brought new opportunities as well as fears. He pointed out that he had come.
Citing the 1900s, when productivity increased due to the development of agricultural technology, he said, “Many new jobs were created, and it was much better than when everyone worked on the farm.” “This time too will be the same.” he said.
He presented a vision that would make everyone’s lives more comfortable, such as doctors’ work and clerical work being entrusted to AI. He explained that there will be no need for new equipment, and that AI will be able to be used from existing phones and computers via the Internet.
He also welcomed the “dramatic” evolution of Chat GPT-4, a conversational AI developed by Open AI, which Microsoft is collaborating with. He expressed strong expectations for its application in the fields of education and medicine.
He said that the goal of the Gates Foundation, which he leads, is to minimize the delay in receiving benefits for people in poor countries. He also emphasized the benefits for
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