CALIFORNIA – Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, recently said on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, humans will ‘not be needed for most things’ when asked about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence (AI).
“The era that we’re just starting is that intelligence is rare. A great doctor, a great lawyer, a great teacher. And with AI over the next decade that will become free – commonplace. Great medical advice, great tutoring. It’s kind of profound because it solves all these specific problems like we don’t have enough doctors, or mental health professionals,” said Gates.
Gates said AI brings with it so much change and questions what will jobs be like.
The comments come amid significant layoffs in the federal government, aimed at reducing fraud and waste, according to reports from the Trump administration.
Their plan is to widely deploy AI across the federal government to analyze contracts for redundancies, eliminate fraud, and reduce the federal workforce by automating much of the work.
Currently no specific laws in place to safeguard against job disruptions
California, home to 32 of the world’s 50 leading AI companies, has invested millions of dollars from taxpayer money in research and development across various sectors, including education, journalism, and transportation.
Although the state has enacted laws like SB 1047 to regulate AI for safety, fairness, and transparency, there are currently no specific laws in place to safeguard against job disruptions caused by automation.
These measures address AI’s ethical use but leave a gap in protecting workers from the potential economic impact of widespread AI adoption.
Gates suggest two or three-day work week in the future
During the discussion with Fallon, Gates suggested that there may be a two or three-day work week in the future as automation and AI continue to evolve.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said that ‘ultimately, we will have to have some kind of universal basic income’ in response to mass unemployment caused by AI-driven job disruption.
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