April 19, 2011 - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is known for his longtime focus on global health and education issues, and according to a report today by foreign media outlet TechSpot, theBill GatesRecently indicated thatAI Perhaps "soon" the global labor shortage that has persisted for years will be alleviated.
On the podcast People by WTF, Gates said that with the rapid advances in AI technology, the decades-old problem that has plagued developed and developing countries alikeShortage of doctors and teachers expected to ease.
Gates noted, "AI will fill the intellectual gap in healthcare, and the doctor shortage will then disappear."
He mentioned in particular that medical manpower in India and many countries in Africa is still extremely scarce. Meanwhile, the United States is also plagued by a shortage of human resources. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that by 2036, the shortage of physicians, specialists and primary care doctors in the United States may reach 86 000 people.
McKinsey & Company estimates that the proliferation of generative AI is expected to generate productivity gains of up to $370 billion (note: about Rs. 2.7 trillion at current exchange rates) for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
The situation in education is equally bleak. U.S. federal data show that in 2023, 86% of K-12 (kindergarten through high school) public schools across the U.S. will face teacher shortages in the new school year, and 45% will be severely understaffed.
Gates' optimism isn't limited to healthcare and education. He believes that AI and robotics will also disrupt work patterns in blue-collar industries. "To accomplish these jobs.The robot's hands must be very dexterous. We can definitely do it."
Gates said that as AI takes over more jobs, people could potentially retire early or work shorter hours in the future. He said."People can retire early or work fewer hours. This will force us to think, almost on a philosophical level, 'How should time be organized?'"
Gates admits that this vision is completely different from the era in which he grew up. He stated, "For me, it's been in aA world of scarce resourcesAfter nearly 70 years of living in the city, it's still not easy to imagine such a future."