“I don’t think AI’s impact will be as dramatic as the Industrial Revolution, but it certainly will be as big as the introduction of the PC.”
Bill Gates
The risks of AI are real but manageable (Primary source)
Bill Gates argues that AI poses real risks—deepfakes, cyberattacks, job disruption, bias—but these challenges are manageable; society has faced disruptive technologies before and successfully adapted through regulation, innovation, and norms.
More about “The risks of AI are real but manageable” →
“Also, keep in mind that this is not the first time a new technology has caused a big shift in the labor market. I don’t think AI’s impact will be as dramatic as the Industrial Revolution, but it certainly will be as big as the introduction of the PC. Word processing applications didn’t do away with office work, but they changed it forever. Employers and employees had to adapt, and they did. The shift caused by AI will be a bumpy transition, but there is every reason to think we can reduce the disruption to people’s lives and livelihoods.”
Bill Gates
“Few skills are more important than knowing how to distinguish what’s true from what’s false.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“The axiom that you learn more from your failures than your successes is trite but absolutely true.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
— Steve Jobs Primary source“There isn’t always an explanation for everything.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Don’t think to hunt two hares with one dog.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“You know I don’t love any one but you. You shouldn’t mind because some one else loved me.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source