Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

On the evening of April 4, Beijing time, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said today that suspending the development of AI will not solve the future challenges in this field. This is the first time Gates has made a public statement since thousands of science and technology figures, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, issued an open letter and triggered a big discussion about the future of artificial intelligence.

Last week, Musk and thousands of other technologists issued an open letter calling for a suspension of training of artificial intelligence systems that are more powerful than GPT-4. The open letter said that all artificial intelligence laboratories should immediately suspend training of artificial intelligence systems that are more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. Otherwise, the government should step in and take compulsory measures.

In response to Tuyuan Pexels, Gates said in an interview today that suspending development does not really solve the problem. On the contrary, figuring out how to make the best use of developments in the field of artificial intelligence is the last word. Moreover, it seems unrealistic to really suspend the development of artificial intelligence technology on a global scale.

Gates added: "I don't think the challenge can be solved by asking a particular group to suspend the development of artificial intelligence technology. Obviously, these things are very practical. What we need to do is to identify thorny problems and solve them.

Currently, while Gates is fully focused on his charity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he has been an optimistic proponent of artificial intelligence, describing it as as revolutionary as the Internet or mobile phones.

On March 21, Gates also wrote on his blog GatesNotes that the era of artificial intelligence had begun and predicted how artificial intelligence would change areas such as employment, climate change, health care and education.

But then (last Monday), Musk poured cold water on Gates' comments. Musk tweeted: "I have discussed artificial intelligence with Gates before and his understanding of this technology is very limited. To this day, this is still the case."

In fact, Musk and Gates have been at loggerheads for a long time and don't like each other. In February, Gates said he would rather fund vaccines to save lives than spend money on Mars.

"in fact, it's quite expensive to go to Mars," he said. instead, you can buy a measles vaccine that saves a life for as little as $1000. " Gates also said that at least so far, Musk is not a great philanthropist.

Musk once said: "to be honest, my conversation with Gates has been boring."

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