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By Tom GerkenTechnology reporter

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is The Most important technological advance in Decades .

, he called it as fundamental as The Creation of The microprocessor, The Personal computer, The Internet , and The Mobile Phone .

" It will change The Way people work, learn, travel, get Health Care , and communicate with each other, " He Said .

He was writing about The technology used by tools such as chatbot ChatGPT.

Developed by Openai , ChatGPT is an AI chatbot which is programmed to answer questions online using natural, human-like language.

The Team behind it in January 2023 received a multibillion dollar investment from Microsoft - where Mr Gates still serves as an advisor.

But it is not The only AI-powered chatbot available, with Google recently introducing rival Bard.

I was one of The First people to get access to Bard and my colleagues and I are trying to put it through its paces.

So Far it's given me a philosophical answer to The meaning of life.

It gave a competent potted history of Russia-China relations to a colleague covering The Meeting between President Putin and Xi Jinping - unlike ChatGPT, Bard can access Current Affairs .

A programme editor asked it for a good running order for her news show. Start with The biggest story of The Day , Bard suggested, and end with a musician or comedian. It also did a decent if generic job of a poem About Trees and blossom.

I haven't yet started trying to get it to be rude to me, or about others. I'll report back on that…

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Mr Gates said he had been meeting with Openai - The Team behind The Artificial Intelligence that powers chatbot ChatGPT - since 2016.

In his blog, Mr Gates said he challenged The Openai team in 2022 to train an AI that can pass an Advanced Placement (AP) Biology Exam - roughly equivalent to an A-level Exam - with The strict rule that The AI could not be specifically trained to answer Biology questions.

A few months later they revealed The Results - a near Perfect Score , He Said , missing only one mark out of 50.

After The Exam , Mr Gates said he asked The AI to write a response to a father with a sick child.

" It wrote a thoughtful answer that was probably better than most of us in The Room would have given, " He Said .

" I knew I had just seen The Most important advance in technology since The graphical User Interface (GUI). "

A GUI is a visual display - allowing a person to interact with images and icons, rather than a display that shows only text and requires typed commands.

Its development led to The Windows and Mac OS Operating Systems in The 1980s, and remains a key part of computing.

And Mr Gates says he believes AI tech will lead to similar advancements.

The Future of AI

Mr Gates, who co-chairs The charitable Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, called on governments to work with industry to " limit The risks" of AI, but said The technology could be used to save lives.

" AI-driven improvements will be especially important for poor countries, where The vast majority of under-5 deaths happen, " he wrote.

" Many people in those countries never get to see a doctor, and AIs will help The health workers they do see be more productive. "

Some examples of this he gave include completing repetitive tasks such as insurance claims, paperwork, and note-taking.

But in order for this to happen, Mr Gates called on a targeted approach to AI technology in The Future .

" Market Forces won't naturally produce AI products and service that help The poorest, " He Said . " The Opposite is more likely.

" With reliable funding and The Right policies, governments and philanthropy can ensure that AIs are used to reduce inequity.

" Just as The World needs its brightest people focused on its biggest problems, we will need to focus The World 's best AIs on its biggest problems. "

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Source of news: bbc.com