Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Monday that the technology race to win is to develop top-tier artificial intelligence agents poised to disrupt search engines, productivity and online shopping sites.
“I’m not going to search sites anymore. I’m not going to Amazon,” he said.
Speaking at AI Forward 2023, an event in San Francisco hosted by Goldman Sachs Group and SV Angel, Gates said there’s a 50% chance a top player will emerge, but if Microsoft isn’t the candidate. Said he would be disappointed. start up.
Amazon.com, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Microsoft did not respond to requests for comment.
Gates said he was impressed with Inflection AI, co-founded by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman.
Various industry players have worked to build AI-powered computer assistants that consumers can command by voice or text to complete various tasks.
“Whoever gets a private agent is a big deal,” Gates said.
(This article is not edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Reuters)
First published: May 23, 2023, 05:51 IST
Last update: May 23, 2023, 05:51 IST
