The co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has reiterated its concern about the need to implement regulations for the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) at a global level. Although he recognizes the benefits that AI can bring to humanity, Gates highlights the associated risksespecially in the hands of malicious people who could compromise security and hack systems that store valuable and confidential information.
Despite his focus on medical technology through his philanthropic investments in recent years, Bill Gates closely follows advances in robotics and artificial intelligence. Since the popularization of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that democratized content generation, the tycoon has reaffirmed the importance of regulating and supervising its development at every opportunity that arises.
In a recent interview with MSNBC (via The Republic), Gates argued that it is crucial to establish legal regulations for AI as soon as possible, since if this is not done, there could come a point where AI becomes uncontrollable and its effects unpredictable.
“If the advancement and refinement of artificial intelligence continues, we will reach a situation where it could become uncontrollable. AI is going to drastically change the nature of jobs”Gates warned.
The importance of preventing cyber attacks
The tycoon also highlighted the importance of preventing cyberattacks, since AI could enhance its destructive capacity in the future. Gates emphasized that we are living in a time of unprecedented global change.
These statements by Bill Gates emerged after a series of meetings in Washington DC, in which prominent figures such as Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Elon Musk of Tesla, SpaceX and X participated, along with Senator Chuck Schumer.
According to reports from the AP agency, during these meetings the acceleration of government regulations in the United States was discussed with the aim of anticipating possible threats derived from AI in the future. The call for AI regulation is gaining support in technology and policy circles as the technology advances in leaps and bounds.