Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella said at the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:World Economic Forum's (WEF's) annual meeting in Davos Tuesday that he's "optimistic" about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) as private companies implement safety measures and global leaders develop related standards and regulations amid safety concerns.

A key theme of this year's meeting was "澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Artificial Intelligence as a Driving Force for the Economy and Society" as nearly 40% of global employment is exposed to AI. For advanced economies, that figure jumps to as high as 60%, according to a recent 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:International Monetary Fund (IMF) report.

Nadella said in a discussion with the WEF's founder and chair, Klaus Schwab, that he anticipates AI-driven innovation to scale across countries and industries in 2024, adding that "science is probably the place where we will start seeing real acceleration," as the technology could be used to supercharge research.

However, as the emerging technology's capabilities expand, concerns about AI-related risks have also grown, with global leaders ranking 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:AI-fueled misinformat🔯ion and disinformation as a top short-term concern with many elections s🔴et to 🔯take place in 2024.

Nadella said that "the biggest lesson learned perhaps for [the digital technology industry] is that we have to take the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:unintended consequences of any new technology along with all the benefits and think about them simultaneously as opposed 🅠to waiting for the unintended consequences to show up and then address them."

He added that he feels "optimistic" about the industry "stepping it up," and implementing safety standards when creating AI tools and applications.

Nadella said he believes "the way forward" as the tech continues to evolve is a "combination of private innovation with a safety-first approach to engineering," alongside "澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:regulation that allows us to ensure that the broad societal benefits are amplified and the unintended consequences are dampened."

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