Bill Gates: AI Doesn't Threaten To Destroy Humanity Yet
11- 6.09.2024, 18:15
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Although there are risks of its use by attackers.
The growth of artificial intelligence performance is rather good news, although it can pose certain threats. This is how Microsoft founder Bill Gates answered The Verge, question whether he is worried that AI will “destroy the world”.
In an interview, Gates said that he himself often uses AI tools in his everyday life. “ChatGPT is a great way to get an explanation for specific questions. I write a lot, and it's a huge help with writing,” Gates said. Gates named the creation of a meeting summary integrated into the Microsoft Teams service as his most frequently used AI function.
In the near future, Gates is optimistic about the prospects for the development of AI, since it opens up new opportunities for education and healthcare. However, in the long term, Gates did not rule out the use of AI for malicious purposes. “As it becomes more powerful... you know, since bad guys are using it, there could be problems. But overall, I think it’s a useful thing, and we just need to develop it in the right way,” Gates said.
The Microsoft founder doubted that the development of generative AI like ChatGPT will increase the number of fake news, except for the threat of deepfakes. “People can type their own misinformation in a text editor. They don’t need AI to write all this crap, you know,” Gates said.
In the spring of 2023, amid a surge in the development of AI tools, an open letter was published by experts and representatives of the tech industry, who warned that AI systems with human-like intelligence could pose a danger to society, and asked whether humans should “risk losing control of civilization.” They called on all AI labs to stop training systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months until common safety protocols are created; The letter said that if this could not be done quickly, the authorities “should step in and impose a moratorium.” The authors of the letter included billionaire Elon Musk, Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
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