BILL GATES: MY FEARS OVER A.I.

Microsoft founder says tech could be hijacked with ‘scary scenarios’

- BY GRAHAM HISCOTT

BILLIONAIRE Bill Gates has warned of “scary” outcomes if Al is exploited by those with “bad intent”.

The Microsoft founder and tycoon, whose company is investing heavily in artificial intelligence, said it was “the greatest solution that mankind has ever created”.

He singled out Al's potential to revolutionise healthcare provision within the next decade.

“Your AI will be with you your entire life, including whenever you sit and talk to a doctor,” Mr Gates told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, adding it promised the “opportunity for dramatically better care” in rich and poor countries alike, including relieving pressure on overworked doctors and improving medical misdiagnosis.

But he also predicted it would create huge upheavals, and urged government to tax tech titans controlling the technology more heavily.