Gates: AI is Superhuman at Some Tasks but Still Struggles with Common Sense
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Bill Gates says AI is very good for some tasks like pharmaceuticals and agriculture, but struggles with things like Sudoku puzzles that require recursive reasoning.
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AI models aren't magic - they just perform tasks humans can do, but much faster. They need data that embodies human expertise to be effective.
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AI likely won't solve complex human problems like relationships or happiness that even humans struggle to quantify and understand.
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Gates was surprised AI models still make basic math mistakes and don't check their own work, saying they "mistyped" rather than admit errors.
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While AI has limitations, Gates sees too much potential upside to want to halt or roll back its development, though some individuals or nations may choose not to adopt it fully.