Bill Gates claims that the eternal problem of the lack of doctors and teachers can soon be solved, all thanks to artificial intelligence.
“AI will provide medical IQ, so staff shortages will disappear,” he said in the podcast People by WTF.
The founder of Microsoft, involved in public health for years, indicated that there are still no doctors, including in India and African countries. However, the problem also applies to the United States. According to the American Association of Medical College forecasts, up to 86,000 may lack in the USA. doctors.
– The country needs hundreds of thousands of doctors to provide equal access to care for all, including minorities, people without insurance or village residents – he said earlier for Business Insider Michael Dill from this organization.
The deficiency of geriatric care specialists is particularly felt, especially when populations around the world are aging. Doctors warn that The influx of senior patients can translate into a decrease in quality of care.
To reduce the burden of health care workers, billions of dollars are investing today in startups forming AI tools for medicine. Companies such as female dogs, Zephyr AI or Tennr promise to automate the burdensome activities, e.g. settlements and medical notes, help in more accurate diagnoses and indicate patients for treatment faster.
According to McKinsey estimates, AI generative can increase efficiency in the health and pharmacy sector by up to $ 370 billion.
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Teachers can also replace AI
American government data from 2023 show that as much as 86 percent Public schools had difficulty employing teachers for the 2023/2024 school year. 45 percent schools reported staff shortages.
In Great Britain, one of London high schools began to partially replace teachers with AI tools, including chatgpt. 20 students take part in the experiment, who for a year preparing for exams with AI in English, mathematics, biology and computer science lessons.
Although some teachers are afraid that students will use AI to download, many of them also see their hope to relieve the staff and improve the quality of teaching – especially when it is increasingly difficult to fill free full -time jobs.
What will stay for people?
According to Gates, not only doctors and teachers can be replaced by artificial intelligence. Physical competitions such as work at the construction site, in factories or in the hotel are also threatened.
– You need really good “hands” to do such things. But we will achieve it – he said.
Technological giants, such as Nvidia, invest in humanoid works capable of performing physical tasks: from collecting packages in warehouses after cleaning floors. The goal is of course Restricting labor costs and increasing efficiency.
In the long run, according to Gates, we will have a reality in which we will work more or completely differently than today.
“We will be able to retire before, work shorter,” he said. – This will require philosophical re -evaluation of how we should spend time He forecasted.
Gates himself admitted that it is difficult for him to tame this thought. – I spent almost 70 years in a world of shortage. It's hard for me to change, “he said.
Already in 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that thanks to technological progress, the work week would be shortened to 15 hours.
Almost 100 years later, despite the huge increase in productivity, the average work week still lasts about 40 hours.
“I don't have to work,” Gates said. – I work because I want to. Because it gives fun – he concluded.
The article is a translation with American Business Insider edition.
