BILL GATES WARNED AI OR THE MOST SERIOUS SOURCE OF INJUSTICE, AND THERE IS NO GLOBAL RESPONSE TO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC UNREST CAUSED BY AI

IN A RECENT ARTICLE, MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER BILL GATES WARNS THAT THERE ARE NO GLOBAL PLANS TO RESPOND TO THE "SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPHEAVALS" THAT AI MIGHT TRIGGER. HE STATED THAT AI COULD BE "THE MOST POWERFUL EQUALITY TOOL EVER INVENTED BY HUMANITY" AND "THE MOST SERIOUS SOURCE OF INJUSTICE", BUT HAD NOT YET SEEN LEADERS, EXPERTS AND COMMUNITIES ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES. ACCORDING TO GATES, AI MAY REPLACE THE COGNITIVE WORK OF INDUSTRIES MORE QUICKLY THAN PREVIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED TO SHIFT TO NEW JOBS. WHITE COLLARS, SUCH AS SALES, CUSTOMER SUPPORT, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND PARALEGALS, ARE ALREADY BEING AFFECTED, AND IN THE FUTURE AI MAY ALSO UNDERTAKE SUCH TASKS AS LOAN ASSESSMENT, DATA ANALYSIS AND PATIENT CONSULTATION. AS ROBOTIC CAPACITY INCREASES AND COSTS FALL, SO WILL BLUE-COLLAR JOBS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE MAY ENTER A LABOUR MARKET WITH FEWER JOBS. HE WARNED THAT WHEN BUSINESSES USED AI AND ROBOTS TO LOWER COSTS AND PRICES, COMPETITORS WOULD BE FORCED TO FOLLOW, CREATING A "CIRCLE" OF ACCELERATED AUTOMATION. POLICYMAKERS NEED TO RETHINK EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS AND ESTABLISH NATIONAL COORDINATING BODIES TO INTEGRATE AI POLICIES IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, TAXATION, ENERGY, ELECTIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH, THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND NATIONAL SECURITY. GATES ALSO CALLED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW INTERNATIONAL AI GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATION TO DEAL WITH CROSS-BORDER RISKS, WITH MECHANISMS THAT COULD REFER TO THE GLOBAL VERIFICATION REGIME FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION REGULATION AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS TO PROTECT THE OZONE LAYER. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT AI IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION IN THE AREAS OF CLEAN ENERGY, CLIMATE GOVERNANCE, AGRICULTURE AND DISEASE CONTROL。