Bill Gates predicts 20 years of turmoil before AI creates 'true abundance'

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Bill Gates says AI will bring about an age of abundance in 20 years, but it'll be a rocky road. He predicted robots will displace human workers and "build houses, grow food, do surgery." Some jobs might be reserved for people, and work limits could preserve employment, Gates said. Bill Gates says AI will create "true abundance," but the next two decades before it arrives will be "as tumultuous a period as there's been in human history." "My big concern is this 20-year transition period, where they'll have winners and loser