Forbes March 21, 2023
TOPLINE
Former Microsoft CEO and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called artificial intelligence the “most important advance” in technology since the development of computers and smartphones in a blog post Tuesday, arguing AI bears both opportunities and responsibilities as it can help improve access to healthcare and education globally—but acknowledged developers still need to work out some shortcomings.
KEY FACTS
Gates pitched the advances in AI as a way to improve productivity in the workplace, help reduce global preventable deaths among children and improve inequity in American education by bettering students’ math skills.