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Bill Gates says four fields will still need human workers
Bill Gates says four fields will still need people as artificial intelligence spreads: programming, biology, energy and professional sports.
He shared this view on the US television show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
In programming, AI may help write code and build software, but people will still guide projects and solve complex problems.
In biology and energy, Gates expects human expertise to remain important for research, innovation and long-term decisions.
He also pointed to baseball, saying audiences want to see people compete, not computers.
Gates expects automation to reduce the need for workers in manufacturing, transport and farming.
Society and politicians will decide which work to keep for people, even when machines can do it.
Bill Gates says programming, biology, energy and professional sport are fields where human workers will remain important as artificial intelligence spreads.
He made the remarks during an appearance on the US television program The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Gates says AI can assist with coding, research and energy planning, but people will still be needed for complex decisions and problem-solving.
He cited baseball as an example of sport where audiences want people, not computers, to compete.
Gates also said automation could reduce the need for workers in manufacturing, logistics and agriculture.
- Who
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft.
- What
- He identified programming, biology, energy and professional sport as fields where human contribution will remain important despite AI.
- When
- During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The interview date is not stated.
- Where
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a US television program. The interview location is not stated.
- Why
- Gates said people will still be needed for strategic oversight, complex problem-solving and research, and that audiences prefer human competition in sport.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Gates wrote on his blog about three professions he believed could survive the spread of AI.
Gates added sport as a fourth field where people would remain indispensable.
- Fields named
- Programming, biology, energy and professional sport
- Television program
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Sport example
- Baseball
- Sectors where automation could reduce labor needs
- Manufacturing, logistics and agriculture
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What people are saying
Not for most things; we will decide.
We would not want to see computers playing baseball.