Bill Gates: AI is risky but controllable and is comparable to the "most transformative innovation" of PC.
CTOnews.com July 12 News, July 11, U.S. local time, Bill Gates posted a post on his personal blog, expounding some of his views on the current development of artificial intelligence.
This blog post is titled "AI does have risks, but it can be controlled." Gates mentioned that current AI has five major risks:
AI-generated misinformation, deep falsification of information may be used to deceive people
AI can automatically search for vulnerabilities in computer systems, greatly increasing the risk of cyberattacks
AI could steal people's jobs
AI systems fabricate information and show bias
Using AI tools could mean students are unable to learn basic skills such as essay writing, while also widening educational achievement gaps.
Bill Gates stressed that this is not the first time that new technologies have led to dramatic changes in the labor market. Although the impact of AI is not as great as that of the industrial revolution, it is certainly comparable to the impact brought about by the advent of PC.
At the same time, Bill Gates pointed out that "we have more reason to be optimistic that humans can maximize their advantages in dealing with AI risks, but we need to act quickly" and made the following suggestions:
Governments need to accumulate knowledge of AI in order to introduce relevant laws and regulations to deal with AI, such as laws that need to clarify which situations using "deep forgery" are legal or illegal.
Private AI companies need to be able to do their work safely and responsibly, including protecting privacy, ensuring AI models are consistent with human values, minimizing bias, making the technology as beneficial as possible to the public and preventing it from being exploited by criminals.
Finally, Bill Gates encouraged everyone to pay as much attention to AI development as possible, because "this is the most transformative innovation we will see in our lifetime."
CTOnews.com previously reported that Bill Gates believes that the top companies in the field of artificial intelligence in the future are likely to work in the direction of AI personal assistants, that is, they can perform certain tasks for people. "This technology will have far-reaching implications and may fundamentally change user behavior. No matter who wins the personal agency war, it's a big deal because you'll never go to search sites again, never go to productivity sites again, and never go to Amazon again. "
