Bill Gates is aware of the enormous impact of artificial intelligence about today’s technology industry. The tycoon is clear that it is an impressive progress that will enormously change our lives and that of the industry, but he also points out the dangers of AI. More specifically, in his blog, ‘Gates Notes’the founder of Microsoft highlights three major risks.
The first is how artificial intelligence can affect the economy. “This technology could transform the nature of work and impact jobs across a wide range of industries,” he said. Bill Gates also pointed out that even in administrative functions that are “safe from automation” this impact can be achieved.
After the quick blow to the economy, the next problem Bill Gates sees that AI is control. The mogul defines it this way: ‘The difficulty of ensuring that AI systems last aligned with human values and interests as they become more sophisticated.” Calibrating the evolution and direction of this technology seems crucial for the entrepreneur.
The third point of his presentation, which is much more catastrophic, is directly related to the large-scale approach criminal aspects. If someone with bad intentions can use it artificial intelligence to their advantage they could do that, thus Bill GatesUnpleasant “carry out cyber attacks, create biological weapons and endanger national security”.
The difficult control of AI
Bill Gates doesn’t hide that either artificial intelligence poses an additional challenge when it comes to managing progress. The Microsoft The founder recalls that, for example, the development of nuclear weapons can of course be monitored with “physical security”, something that is virtually impossible in the case of AI: “It is almost impossible to detect or monitor and can be used behind closed doors” .
In any case, the businessman stood on his commitment to AI: “I am convinced that advances in artificial intelligence and biotechnology can help groundbreaking treatments for deadly diseasesinnovative solutions to climate change and high-quality education for all become a reality. But optimism is not based on blind faith.”
