The Microsoft co-founder is now a big supporter of the technology and even actively attends meetings with his former company to advise on product development.
With the promises and successes of the past year, awareness of the limits of artificial intelligence has also grown.
In an interview with Dax Shepard on the Armchair Expert podcast, Gates said he experienced the pros and cons firsthand. enough. "
Artificial intelligence has proven to be a game-changer in several areas, such as pharmaceuticals and agriculture, which is a particular concern for Gates and his eponymous foundation.
But he's not exactly impressed with the AI's Sudoku abilities (he said he has trouble with recursive thinking) and is still thinking about how to integrate the tool into his work process.
“Current technology doesn’t allow us to take innovative approaches to problems that humans aren’t good at,” Gates says.
Gates added that in a surprisingly human-like way, the AI doesn't admit a mistake, but instead says, "I made a typo." "I'm very sorry and I say I'll try again, but of course I will err.”
Ever the optimist, Gates says these limitations are no reason to put the AI genie back in the bottle. The potential benefit to humanity is enormous, even if more effort is required to achieve it.
While Gates respects the right of individuals and nations to disagree, he does not see a future in which the world will collectively agree to stop or roll back the development of this technology.
“We may end up in a world where some countries decide to go all-in on AI, while others say, ‘Take out the stroller, darling,’” he said.
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