The potential threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI) put this technology on par with nuclear and biological weapons. This opinion was expressed by the billionaire and founder of the American corporation Microsoft Bill Gates.
„We have made great progress, but there is: climate change, nuclear weapons, bioterrorism and artificial intelligence,” the British newspaper Daily Mirror quoted him as saying, noting that Gates puts these threats on an equal footing . “I find the pace of AI development amazing and a little scary,”, he added. At the same time, Gates acknowledged that artificial intelligence can be used for good purposes, including facilitating access to education and medical services.
Earlier, in an interview with The Independent newspaper, Gates said that AI will change society more than any other technological and scientific achievement of mankind, and the authorities of various countries will have to intervene in this process. According to him, artificial intelligence technology “has no ceiling” and the future AI revolution will “reform society to a greater extent” from the previous leaps in the development of mankind throughout the history of its existence. At the same time, in an interview with The Verge, Gates questioned the plausibility of the theory that artificial intelligence will destroy humanity.