Bill Gates Likens Artificial Intelligence to an "Evolutionary Event"

Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsBill Gates told CBS Mornings that many Americans—including President Trump—have a societal blind spot that suggests they're unaware of how quickly AI could transform the world. At first, people think, "Isn't this just like the technologies of the past?" said Mr. Gates, but he added that comparisons to prior technological leaps are unhelpful given AI's potential for surpassing human intelligence. Instead, he likened AI to an "evolutionary event."