It's true that Bill Gates is still behind Microsoft's AI decisions
Although he no longer holds any position at Microsoft, Bill Gates is said to still be quietly behind the company's AI strategic decisions.
In 2017, before Microsoft established a partnership with an unfamiliar startup called OpenAI, Bill Gates himself drafted a document with CEO Satya Nadella and a small group of top directors.
He predicts a new world order will soon be created by AI Agents - artificial intelligence agents designed to be able to make decisions, predict human desires and needs, far beyond functionality. of popular virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa.
"This agent not only changed the way people interact with computers, but also transformed the software industry, bringing about the biggest revolution in computing since people moved from typing commands to tap the icon," Gates wrote.
Those who received the documents felt distant. "It seems super futuristic," a Microsoft executive said at the time. Others don't believe the company can create such a virtual assistant, because they have failed with many similar tools.
However, Gates' "secret letter" later formed Copilot. By investing in OpenAI, the company gets early access to leading artificial intelligence tools.
