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Three Takeaways From Bill Gates's 5,784-Word Warning on AI: 'There Is No Plan'

Technology,Artificial Intelligence

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Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates issued a stark warning about AI's risks to employment and the human condition, saying that companies were barreling ahead with the technology with no larger plan for the massive upheaval it would cause.

"Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history," he wrote in a 12-page essay published to his personal website Wednesday. "Right now, we are not preparing for it. I don't see evidence that leaders, experts and communities are confronting the challenges adequately."

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