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While Artificial Intelligence has provided fresh tools for scientific endeavors, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella highlighted that the truly captivating aspect is how AI can accelerate scientific progress. Additionally, he brushed off concerns about the governance or regulation of AI.
Artificial Intelligence has indeed equipped science with novel tools, but according to Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, the most captivating aspect to anticipate is how AI can expedite scientific advancements. Moreover, he downplayed concerns asserting that AI cannot be effectively governed or regulated.
Satya Nadella is confident, saying, “We can control and manage everything for good purposes, and AI is quite easy to handle. The important thing is to govern it correctly, and I believe we can do that.”
Nadella also emphasized the importance of preventing technology from causing division, stating, “The last thing we need is technology creating a divide, and we need to be watchful of it.”
During the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, Microsoft’s Chairman and CEO highlighted the significant growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly with the introduction of ChatGPT and various other platforms.
He noted, “The first time I truly became a believer was when I witnessed GitHub Copilot; that experience turned me into a convert.”
“But, what AI will do to science is probably the most interesting thing for me,” he shared in a conversation with WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.
Nadella elaborated on the potential, saying, “What can be done about energy transition, what can be done about cancer detection, what it can do with molecule behavior. So far, what we have seen is that it has brought new tools to science, but we are yet to see how it can accelerate science.”
On the technology front, the prominent Microsoft executive consistently emphasizes three key aspects: quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and mixed reality, which involves embodied AI or humanoid robots.
“Can we give birth to a new quantum revolution that I want to see,” he expressed.
Nadella also noted that despite the absence of economic growth when adjusted for inflation, AI has the potential to spark economic expansion, akin to the transformative impact when personal computers (PCs) became prevalent.
