What is the most worrying aspect of AI? This is the answer from the CEO of Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Nadella talked about his concerns about artificial intelligence and its impact on employment and education in a media interview on Tuesday.

Nadella stated that the most frightening aspect of artificial intelligence is that the entire society must unite to maximize the opportunities and mitigate the dangers of this technology. We absolutely want the benefits of this technology, and we also want to mitigate unexpected consequences. The leadership and concerted efforts required are challenging, but this must be achieved

Nadella pointed out that the development of artificial intelligence is rapidly taking place, but humans are still an indispensable part of this process. If I have any feelings, it is that it is moving rapidly, moving in the right direction. Humans are in a cycle, not out of it. This is a design choice

Nadella stated that every time a new disruptive technology emerges, there will be a real substitution in the job market. But he believes that artificial intelligence will also create new job opportunities. What I mean is that there can be one billion developers. In fact, the world needs one billion developers. Therefore, this is actually a democratic tool that makes it easier to acquire new technologies and knowledge, thereby making it easier to improve the learning curve

Nadella and Sam Altman, the father of ChatGPT and the head of OpenAI, have similar views on how to affect the job market. Altman believes that AI may lead to some unemployment, but it will create more new jobs. He is optimistic about the overall prospects of AI changing employment in the future, and points out the need for cooperation between the AI industry and the government.

Nadella added that easier access to knowledge also affects education. Children can eventually come into contact with 'artificial intelligence mentors' who can break down information and eliminate learning fears. He said that critical thinking will still be done by human beings to a large extent, but there will be opportunities to use new tools.

Currently, many technology company executives and venture capitalists compare the launch of ChatGPT to the iPhone moment. Nadella also reviewed Jobs' famous saying, he said, "Jobs has a very good line, that is, the computer is like the bicycle of the brain. Now we have an upgraded version, and we have a steam engine of the brain."

Since the popularity of ChatGPT, a chat robot under OpenAI, legislators, thought leaders, and developers have been pondering how to standardize the emerging generative AI technology. On Tuesday, Altman called on Congress to adopt security standards for AI systems during his first testimony in Congress. He believes that the government can combine licensing and testing requirements to regulate companies developing AI models.

With the popularity of AI products such as ChatGPT, people's caution and resistance towards AI have increased. In March of this year, Musk, former co-founder of OpenAI and one of the angel investors, signed an open letter calling for a delay in the development of large models above GPT-4 and the improvement of security mechanisms in the AI field. He recently reiterated that OpenAI is now under Microsoft's control and does not attach enough importance to the security of AI research and development.

At the same time, the idea that AI technology will be disruptive and change game rules is also prevalent. Bill Gates stated in February this year that artificial intelligence "will change our world". Musk himself also registered a company called X.AI in April, intending to directly compete with OpenAI.

Wall Street is also highly optimistic about the future of AI, with several leaders supporting its development. Recently, boosted by AI concept technology stocks such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google's parent company Alphabet, the Nasdaq 100 has continuously reached new highs for several months.