Bill Gates argues that the next two decades of AI development will bring “winners and losers,” and he’s arguing it’s up to governments, not tech companies, to manage the fallout. According to Gates, some Americans will live “like the Amish” to avoid AI’s potential for “dramatic harms.”
\n\nPeople reports that Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and leftist billionaire, laid out his concerns in a recent episode of the Decoder podcast, hosted by Nilay Patel. “My big concern is this 20-year transition period, where they’ll have winners and losers and a lot of disruption,” Gates said, “and we have to get through that in order to get to that period of abundance.”
\n\nThe remarks came days after Microsoft told employees on October 26 that it was offering a “voluntary exit offer.” Breitbart News previously reported that the buyouts will impact more than a quarter of Microsoft’s entire workforce.
\n\nOn the podcast, Gates argued that AI’s dangers dwarf those of other regulated industries, saying other risks “are not a millionth as dangerous as AI.” He said that once multiple companies are competing to build the technology, no single business can be expected to police it. “Once you have multiple competitors, the level…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
