“Of all the things humans have ever created, AI will change society the most.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“[AI] Agents are not only going to change how everyone interacts with computers. They’re also going to upend the software industry, bringing about the biggest revolution in computing since we went from typing commands to tapping on icons.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“Computing is a good historical example where lower costs actually caused the overall market to grow.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“Although some researchers think hallucinations are an inherent problem, I don’t agree. I’m optimistic that, over time, AI models can be taught to distinguish fact from fiction.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“I encourage everyone to follow developments in AI as much as possible. It’s the most transformative innovation any of us will see in our lifetimes.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“If you look out far enough the computer will eventually learn to reason in somewhat the same way that humans do, so called "artificial intelligence". If you take that far enough you can imagine an evolution, essentially, moving over to silicon-based life and carbon-based life, playing a much more limited role than it does today.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“It [using ChatGPT in schools] reminds me of the time when electronic calculators became widespread in the 1970s and 1980s. Some math teachers worried that students would stop learning how to do basic arithmetic, but others embraced the new technology and focused on the thinking skills behind the arithmetic.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“The most exciting impact of AI agents is the way they will democratize services that today are too expensive for most people.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“The modern age has richly rewarded people with a combination of high intelligence and high agency. Now that many aspects of intelligence are successfully being automated, it seems likely that people with relatively lower intelligence but exceptional agency will come into their own if they are willing to egolessly accept AI advice.”
— John Carmack Primary source“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 Primary source“640K ought to be enough for anybody.”
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