Bill Gates on Elon Musk: Elon Musk’s managerial style has come under fire from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who claimed that a “seat-of-the-pants” approach is “worsening digital polarisation.” Because Musk is likely making judgements on his own or based on Twitter polls, he continued by saying that Twitter is “stirring things up,” albeit not in the greatest way. Making decisions “on the fly” refers to doing so without prior planning and relying instead on judgement and feelings. Although Musk may have planned some of the features before finalising the acquisition in late October, he has been relying on Twitter polls in recent weeks to make some significant adjustments. Users want Musk to step down as Twitter’s CEO, and this covers his own future as well as the restoration of Donald Trump and Ye’s (formerly Kanye West) previously suspended accounts.
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Gates suggestions regarding what Twitter should concentrate on
Gates stated in an interview with the Financial Express that social media sites should concentrate on lowering riots and address posts that spread false information on the safety of vaccines or masks, for example.
When questioned about the difficulties Twitter is probably dealing with, he responded, “I wish I had the grand answer for this one because it seems more unclear now than even a year ago… I think, certainly, the Twitter situation is stirring things up. That, instead of an objective set of measures done by a broad group of people, you’re sort of seeing seat-of-the-pants type activity.”
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He was primarily making reference to Twitter’s new “speak your mind” policy
It’s noteworthy that Gates had similar expressions about Musk earlier this year, before the official acquisition. The co-founder of Microsoft claimed that Musk may “worsen” the misinformation issue on Twitter during a gathering in May. He was primarily making reference to Twitter’s new “speak your mind” policy, which could result in inaccurate information being spread regarding the COVID-19 vaccination. In the most recent interview, Gates also mentioned it.
Gates told the publication, “The degree to which global health is off the agenda is a big concern to me.” In a statement posted last week on the Gates Notes blog, the 67-year-old philanthropist said that the politicisation of US policy is undermining advancements in COVID-19, childhood immunisation, and other areas.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which he co-founded with his ex-wife, supports several of the projects that Gates expressed confidence about during the interview. For instance, he thinks that Microsoft-backed OpenAI technologies like ChatGPT might improve legal language comprehension and medical diagnosis. He also issued a warning that platforms powered by AI will make it more difficult for teachers to review student papers produced using such tools. According to Gates, the discussion surrounding the usage of AI will intensify next year.
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