“Order Up Doctor Bill!” shouts Mary in her faded cap and gown. “Code Red!” screams the former school superintendent, “Coffee spill at Table 6.”
Meanwhile back at the factory, a former elementary school, the loudspeaker crackles, then in metallic monotone…………“Joe Sixpack report to the rec. room. The machine will see you now.”
Bill Gates says AI will replace doctors, teachers within 10 years — and claims humans won’t be needed ‘for most things’
By Ariel Zilber
Bill Gates predicted that advancements in artificial intelligence will significantly reduce humanity’s role in many traditional tasks such as medicine and education — and the seismic shift could happen in less than 10 years.
During a recent interview with comedian Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” the Microsoft co-founder described a future where humans are no longer necessary “for most things” because AI technology will readily perform tasks that currently require specialized human skills.
Today, expertise in fields such as medicine and education remains “rare,” Gates said, adding that those areas depend on “a great doctor” or “a great teacher.”
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says that advancements in artificial intelligence will eventually negate the need for doctors and teachers.AFP via Getty Images
But over the next decade, “great medical advice [and] great tutoring” will become free and commonplace, Gates said.
Gates further elaborated on this vision of a new era he terms “free intelligence” in a conversation last month with Arthur Brooks, a Harvard professor known for his research on happiness.
AI technology will increasingly permeate daily life, revolutionizing areas from healthcare and diagnosis to education — with AI tutors becoming broadly available, the mogul predicted.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman believes that the transformation of work by AI will have a “hugely destabilizing” impact.
In his 2023 book, “The Coming Wave,” Suleyman writes: “These tools will only temporarily augment human intelligence. They will make us smarter and more efficient for a time, and will unlock enormous amounts of economic growth, but they are fundamentally labor replacing.”
Despite acknowledging potential disruptions, Gates remains optimistic about AI’s positive contributions, including breakthroughs in medical treatments, climate solutions and widespread education.
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