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We need innovation to face bigger challenges than ever: Bill Gates | Technical news
Addressing students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, Gates, encouraged them to harness technology for social good
Gates encouraged them to consider not only their career in terms of financial impact, but also how it relates to achieving social equality (Photo: Bloomberg)Press Trust of India New Delhi
The need for innovation to address different challenges is greater than ever, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said on Thursday, saying artificial intelligence (AI) is the most transformative technology he has ever seen.
Addressing students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, Gates, encouraged them to harness technology for social good.
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“I’m looking at India in a much broader way. I’m fortunate, through the foundation’s work, to look at innovators who can help with all kinds of problems, starting from health, but also from agriculture, from gender and climate. We need great Indian innovation,” Gates said during his keynote address on “Innovation for Public Good.”
“The need for innovation to address many different challenges is greater than ever. You are all lucky to be here and have received an incredible education. The complexity of how we take technology and shape it will give you the opportunity to play an important role there,” he said.
Gates encouraged them to consider not only their careers in terms of financial impact, but also how this relates to achieving social equality.
“Not only should you consider your career in terms of financial impact – although this is important – but also whatever role you play, consider how this relates to achieving social equality. Technology should be harnessed for social good,” he has declared.
Noting that artificial intelligence is the most transformative technology he has seen in his lifetime, Gates said: “If I were a student today, the mysteries of artificial intelligence would appeal to me. It’s a little strange that even systems that work like this well, we don’t really understand them, I would definitely be attracted to them.”