In a recent essay, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has expressed concern about the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI). He warns of potential risks to safety and security, employment, and children’s well-being.
Bill Gates says that for the first time in his life, he wishes that a new technology would advance more slowly. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Throughout his career, Gates has been an advocate for technology’s potential to improve the world. He envisioned AI as a tool to free individuals from mundane work tasks and accelerate progress in fields such as medicine and environmental science.

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