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Will AI help reduce inequality? This is what Bill Gates has to say.

Philanthropy is my full-time job these days, and I’ve been thinking a lot about how—in addition to helping people be more productive—AI can reduce some of the world’s worst inequities. Globally, the worst inequity is in health: 5 million children under the age of 5 die every year.

That’s down from 10 million two decades ago, but it’s still a shockingly high number. Nearly all of these children were born in poor countries and died of preventable causes like diarrhea or malaria. It’s hard to imagine a better use of AI than saving the lives of children. [Read]

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Today’s Top AI News:

Britain chooses ‘adaptable’ AI regulations without single regulator

• There are concerns about AI risks to people's privacy, human rights, safety.

Elon Musk, others call to pause giant AI experiments

• Future of Life Institute's letter calls for pause of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for 6 months.

• The petition has 1125 signatories, including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak.

Goldman Sachs: Generative AI Could Replace 300M Jobs

• 2/3 of US/Europe jobs vulnerable to AI automation.

• AI could replace 25-50% of workloads.

More AI News:

• Cerebras opens up generative AI as OpenAI goes dark

• ChatGPT Used in Courtrooms in Punjab and Haryana High Court

• Levi’s criticized for using AI to create “diverse” denim models

• Asana Introduces New Work Intelligence Tools with AI

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IndiaTech News:

• UPI Payments of Over Rs. 2,000 to Incur 1.1% Charge Starting April 1

• CRISIL predicts Indian travel sector to report profits after two years of losses

• GPay, BharatPe, Razorpay, and Paytm join forces with NPCI to enable credit card transactions on UPI

• Apple sets record for ‘Make in India’ contribution, with 162% growth in value

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