Why Bill Gates is wrong about AI and 3 things he needs to realize

Bill Gates has been making the rounds lately to promote his new memoir, Source Code, and sharing his vision of rapid and massive transformation of our lives over the next decade by artificial intelligence. He pitched a world where "Intelligence will be completely free" in an interview with Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, with ubiquitous and universally available AI tutors and doctors that outmatch most educators and medical practitioners.

He went even further in a recent appearance on The Tonight Show. When Jimmy Fallon somewhat nervously asked him if we'll still need humans, Gates quipped, "Not for most things."

Look, I admire Gates’ enthusiasm. He is clearly invested in a future where AI extends opportunity to underserved populations and pushes the limit of what people are capable of, which is great. It's a little absurd to believe that AI will replace ...