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Last November, I received a newsletter from Bill Gates titled \u201cAI is about to completely change how we use computers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gates begins his letter with a prediction:<\/p>\n
\u201cFive years from now, you won\u2019t have to use different apps for different tasks. You\u2019ll simply tell your device, in everyday language, what you want to do\u2014whether it\u2019s drafting a document, making a spreadsheet, scheduling a meeting, analyzing data, sending an email, or even buying movie tickets.\u201c<\/p>\n
Gates dives deeper into the topic in his blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gates discusses the revolutionary impact of AI on computing, comparing it to the transformative effects of mobile phones and the Internet.<\/p>\n Text-based bots are just the beginning; AI agents<\/em> will significantly change our online and offline lives.<\/p>\n Agents will be smarter, proactive, and capable of accomplishing tasks across applications, improving over time by learning user preferences and behavior patterns.<\/p>\n \u201cTo create a new app or service, you won\u2019t need to know how to write code or do graphic design. You\u2019ll just tell your agent what you want. It will be able to write the code, design the look and feel of the app, create a logo, and publish the app to an online store,\u201d Gates explains, even though he stated previously that we won\u2019t need apps in the future.<\/p>\n OpenAI\u2019s GPTs allow anyone to create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills. \u201cAnyone can easily build their own GPT\u2014no coding is required.\u201d<\/p>\n Gates reminds us that the development of personal agents will require new types of databases to capture the nuances of individual interests and relationships while maintaining privacy.<\/p>\n Gates mentions several business areas that the AI agents will impact. He does not talk about construction specifically, but you can imagine several use cases in which agents can boost productivity and enhance learning.<\/p>\n Any work done at the desk will be affected, but also fieldwork.<\/p>\n The ACTOR project<\/a>, in which I\u2019m involved, developed automated coordination between construction actors using AI. Agents would be a perfect way to expand these capabilities to offer personalized instructions on the jobsite.<\/p>\n The question is how to interact with agents in a challenging environment.<\/p>\n On a construction site, you can use mobile devices and AR headsets, but Gates predicts that earbuds will be the first breakthrough in interacting with the agents.<\/p>\n If the agents will change our lives as fundamentally as Gates envisions, many questions arise. He mentions technical issues and questions about privacy and data ownership. But the most profound question relates to work.<\/p>\n \u201cImagine that agents become so good that everyone can have a high quality of life without working nearly as much,\u201d Gates wonders. \u201cIn a future like that, what would people do with their time? Would anyone still want to get an education when an agent has all the answers?\u201d<\/p>\n Gates consoles us by stating we\u2019re far from that point. Still, that\u2019s a scenario worth discussing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRevolution in Computing<\/h2>\n
Democratizing software development<\/h2>\n
The impact on the construction sector<\/h2>\n
Profound questions<\/h2>\n