When Bill Gates writes:

”The world needs to make sure that everyone—and not just people who are well-off—benefits from artificial intelligence. Governments and philanthropy will need to play a major role in ensuring that it reduces inequity and doesn’t contribute to it.”

I wonder what precedent makes him believe that the world, and governments, will be successful in this endeavor? What must governments do today to mitigate the potential harm? This is conveniently omitted.

Two more omissions in his piece that feel substantial to me:
- He does not in any way mention involving the people he intends to help, much comes across as a need for the ”brightest minds” in North America and Europe to make these decisions (history repeating itself).
- There is no acknowledgement of the energy required for all these applications, and by extension climate impact.

His book recommendations at the end give a clue as to what type of voices he values in this space.

https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun