Gates said it would disappoint him if Microsoft were not in the running, though there was a 50% chance the top player to emerge will be a startup

The most popular artificial intelligence agent will replace search and shopping sites, says Bill Gates

Sanjay PatilMay 23, 23 AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bill Gates, Search Engine

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corp, said on Monday that the winner of the technology race is to develop the best artificially intelligent agent ready to disrupt search engines, productivity and e-commerce sites.

“You’ll never go to a search site again,” he said. “You never go to Amazon.”

Speaking at the AI Forward 2023 event in San Francisco, hosted by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and SV Angel, Gates said he would be disappointed if Microsoft was not in the running, although there is a 50 percent chance a top player will emerge to begin with.

Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Gates said he was impressed by Inflection AI, founded by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman.

Several industry players have been working to build an AI-powered computer assistant that consumers can command by voice or text to perform various tasks.

“Who wins personal agent, that’s a big deal,” Gates said.

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