The Future of Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Bill Gates

The world is on the cusp of a revolution in artificial intelligence, and Bill Gates is at the forefront! In a conversation at CNN Academy in Abu Dhabi, Gates highlights the incredible advancements in AI that are transforming sectors from global health to energy.

Introduction to Bill Gates and Artificial Intelligence

Watch Bill Gates' conversation at CNN Academy Bill Gates needs no introduction, especially to the 50 students in the audience who are enrolled in the CNN Academy in Abu Dhabi. Today, these aspiring journalists are interviewing this world-leading! technologist and philanthropist for his insights on how artificial intelligence can tackle major global challenges.

The Rapid Development of AI

The rapid development of AI The dream of AI goes back to even before Bill Gates was born, with Alan Turing raising the question of whether there would ever be computers that you wouldn't even know whether you were talking to a human or a computer. For a long time, Gates couldn't even do basic things like visual recognition and speech recognition. However, with the scaling up of neural net techniques, one by one, different problems were solved, and the computer got better at recognizing speech and vision, matching human performance in sensory areas.

The Breakthrough in AI

The breakthrough in AI The threshold that had not been crossed was the ability to read and write. However, with the development of Chat GPT four from Openai, this unsolved problem was solved, and the technique gave phenomenal results. In the two years since, not only has Openai dramatically improved their models, but many others have also made significant progress.

Ensuring Equal Access to AI Benefits

Ensuring equal access to AI benefits Typically, big advances become available to rich countries, and it's often a generation or more before they're widely available in middle-income and low-income areas. To ensure that under-resourced regions can also benefit from AI, especially in healthcare, it's essential to take steps such as gathering data in local languages, supporting regulatory apparatus, and providing donations of cloud capacity.

AI in Drug Discovery

AI in drug discovery Bill Gates is focused on using AI in drug discovery, particularly for diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. The Gates Foundation is committed to finding new drugs, vaccines, and genetic ways to kill mosquitoes, which could lead to the eradication of malaria.

Balancing AI's Energy Appetite with Climate Change

Balancing AI's energy appetite with climate change The energy appetite of AI is significant, but it's small compared to electrifying cars, trucks, and buses, and taking industrial processes like steel or cement and having electricity rather than direct hydrocarbon usage as a key input. To balance this, companies involved in building data centers are desirous of finding alternative energy sources such as nuclear fission or fusion, wind, or solar, and are willing to invest and pay a little bit above the natural gas price of electricity to drive these technologies down.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the future of artificial intelligence is exciting and full of possibilities. With the rapid development of AI, we can expect to see significant advancements in various sectors, from healthcare to energy. However, it's essential to ensure that under-resourced regions can also benefit from these advancements and to balance the energy appetite of AI with climate change. As Bill Gates said, "The world is on the cusp of a revolution in artificial intelligence, and we need to make sure that everyone benefits from it."