Bill Gates says AI is 'as revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet'

Bill Gates shared his support for the progress of artificial intelligence, proclaiming the ChatGPT-like technology to be'as revolutionary as mobile phones and the internet.' Gates, 67, believes'the rise of AI' is poised to improve humanity, increase productivity and reduce worldwide inequalities, along with accelerating the develop new vaccines. The technology is capable of discovering new pathways to design drugs accordingly and spot errors that are otherwise missed by human eyes. The Microsoft founder has spent billions of dollars to bring treatments to the developing world and believes AI tools is our biggest weapon against deadly diseases and viruses. ''One of the Gates Foundation's priorities in AI is to make sure these tools are used for the health problems that affect the poorest people in the world, including AIDS, TB, and malaria,' Gates shared in a recent blog post.