Bill Gates fears AI too

Concerns about the development of Artificial Intelligence technologies have previously been expressed by Ilon Musk and Stephen Hawking. Now, Bill Gates has been added to the number of "fearful ones". He expressed his concerns during yesterday's question-and-answer session with Internet users on the Reddit “AmA” forum.

Bill Gates made it clear that he shares the position of Ilona Musk, according to which one should work very carefully on creating smart machines.

“I belong to the camp of those who are concerned about the emergence of super-intellect. At first, the machines will do a lot of useful work for us and will not be superintelligent. This will be a positive development if we manage the process normally. In a few decades, however, the AI ​​will be strong enough to cause concern. I agree with Ilon Mask and others on this score and I do not understand why some people do not feel the same anxiety. ”
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In an interview with Backchannel last week, Bill Gates explained that he is not trying to slow down scientific and technological progress, but just wants to draw attention to two potential problems.

1. The AI ​​begins to do the work that people are used to (“work that is important to you and gives meaning to life”).
2. A strong AI can evolve into a state that “conflicts with the goals of human systems.”

Recently, Ilon Musk allocated $ 10 million for scientific research of security systems for AI.

It should be noted that Gates and Musk were involved in the IT business, which should benefit from the introduction of AI technologies. But even they express concern.

For further study of the problem, we can recommend the book “ Superintellect ” by Nick Bostrom By the way, Ilon Musk mentioned it before.