Bill Gates says AI will boost productivity for all, including 'bad guys'

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday said artificial intelligence will boost productivity for all, including “bad guys.”

“AI is a brilliant tool for people to be more productive,” he told Bloomberg before acknowledging the technology also “means the bad guys will be more productive, so they can do more cyberattacks, so they can design weapons.”

“You know, the internet, the microprocessor, all these things helped everybody be more efficient, including the bad guys, and so you’ve got to make sure the best AI for cyber defense or measures to defend against bioterrorism are in the hands of the good guys,” Gates said to the outlet. 

Last month, the billionaire made similar comments at an event in New York, where he said society needed to maintain an advantage over bad actors in the rapidly-advancing field of AI, as previously reported by FOX Business.

He said in March of last year that governments and private companies should collaborate “on ways to limit the risks” of people…

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