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Bill Gates confirms Trump's AI views point to societal blind spot
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Bill Gates told CBS Mornings that President Trump's view that the risks posed by AI are overblown reflects a societal blind spot, with many people unaware of how quickly large language models could transform the world.
Key facts
- To that end, Gates said his Gates Foundation is spending $1 billion over two years to expand access to AI across the globe in the fields of education, healthcare and agriculture
- The effort to improve access to AI in more languages has drawn roughly 60 participants, the Gates Foundation said on Monday
- In recent weeks, a debate over AI's potential harms has consumed the technology industry, prompting AI leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to propose slowing
- Bill Gates told CBS Mornings that President Trump's view that the risks posed by AI are overblown reflects a societal blind spot, with many people unaware of how quickly large language models
Summary
Mr. Trump is "in the place that everybody else is in, where at first you're like, 'Isn't this like the technologies of the past?'" Gates told CBS Mornings co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell on Monday in response to Mr. Trump's recent contention that claims that AI could inflict serious harm on people are a "hoax. Gates added, "If he wants to get credit for helping the entire world, the AI topic is his best bet. Gates stressed that AI has the potential to improve lives, but it also could be misused to engage in bioterrorism, financial hacks and other destructive acts.