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Bill Gates Claims 'ai Dream Is Finally Arriving'--and Says Machines Will Outsmart Humans in Some Areas Within a Decade
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates predicts "alter-ego software" will help manage various aspects of people's daily lives.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday said the dream of artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived, and its progress ensures machines will be able to outclass humans in certain knowledge areas within 10 years.
Gates predicts "alter-ego software" will help manage various aspects of people's daily lives such as email and other correspondence.
Still, he and others, such as Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, are concerned about super-intelligent machines becoming a threat to humanity.
A new survey from the British Science Association (BSA) found 18% of respondents expect robots will become part of everyday life within the next decade, while slightly fewer than half are against emotions and personalities being incorporated into robots. Moreover, the public has strong doubts that machines will ever be trusted to perform tasks in which human lives are at stake. However, they would be satisfied to have intelligent domestic robots, with about 50% of respondents willing to accept machines that cook and clean for elderly people. Women are more concerned and less optimistic than men about the advent of AI, and young people between 18 and 24 years of age are the most open-minded about the technology, according to the BSA survey.
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