Bill Gates says humans will not be needed for "most things" thanks to AI
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Bill Gates has some thoughts on AI.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is on a book tour for his recently released memoir,
Source Code: My Beginnings. He made a stop on
The Tonight Show and shared some of his thoughts on how
AI will transform society in the future.
Fallon asked Gates about the pros and cons of AI on Tuesday, and the Microsoft co-founder's answer gave the show host some pause after asking if humans will no longer be needed. Gates went on to explain that humans won't be used for "most things" as AI becomes more incorporated into everyday life.
"Well, we'll decide," Gates said. "You know, like baseball. We won't want to watch computers play baseball. So there'll be some things that we reserve for ourselves, but in terms of making things and moving things and growing food, over time, those will be basically solved problems."
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That answer might have been a bit of a downer for some people, especially with the rising concerns of AI taking away jobs, which
is happening already according to one study from last year. Gates did want to emphasize that once AI becomes commonplace, it will solve a variety of issues.
"The era that we're just starting is that intelligence is rare," Gates said. "And with A.I., over the next decade that will become free. Great medical advice, great tutoring. And it's kind of profound because it solves all these specific problems, like we don't have enough doctors or, you know, mental health professionals, but it brings with it kind of so much change."