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Of all the things humans have ever created, AI will change society the most.
Bill Gates The Year Ahead 2026: Optimism with footnotes · 2026

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“Of all the things humans have ever created, AI will change society the most.”

Bill Gates · The Year Ahead 2026: Optimism with footnotes, 2026 · Primary source

“It [using ChatGPT in schools] reminds me of the time when electronic calculators became widespread in the 1970s and 1980s. Some math teachers worried that students would stop learning how to do basic arithmetic, but others embraced the new technology and focused on the thinking skills behind the arithmetic.”

Bill Gates · The Risks of AI are Real but Manageable, 2023 · Primary source

“The modern age has richly rewarded people with a combination of high intelligence and high agency. Now that many aspects of intelligence are successfully being automated, it seems likely that people with relatively lower intelligence but exceptional agency will come into their own if they are willing to egolessly accept AI advice.”

John Carmack · Message on X (Agency Over Intelligence), 2026 · Primary source

“If you look out far enough the computer will eventually learn to reason in somewhat the same way that humans do, so called ‘artificial intelligence’. If you take that far enough you can imagine an evolution, essentially, moving over to silicon-based life and carbon-based life, playing a much more limited role than it does today.”

Bill Gates · Smithsonian Interview: Bill Gates, 1993 · Primary source

“I encourage everyone to follow developments in AI as much as possible. It’s the most transformative innovation any of us will see in our lifetimes.”

Bill Gates · The Risks of AI are Real but Manageable, 2023 · Primary source

“I don’t think AI’s impact will be as dramatic as the Industrial Revolution, but it certainly will be as big as the introduction of the PC.”

Bill Gates · The Risks of AI are Real but Manageable, 2023 · Primary source

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Artificial intelligence

2 authors · 4 works · 12 themes · 28 tags
Authors
Bill Gates American Entrepreneur and PhilanthropistJohn Carmack Software Engineer
Works
Smithsonian Interview: Bill Gates Bill Gates, David Allison (interviewer) · 1993The Risks of AI are Real but Manageable Bill Gates · 2023The Year Ahead 2026: Optimism with footnotes Bill Gates · 2026
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AI as a transformative forceBenefits and risks of technological changeAdapting teaching to new tools
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Artificial intelligenceTechnological changeTechnological transformationSocial change
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