Bill Gates says the future of AI will happen in 2 phases and lead to 'an era of abundance'

Bill Gates said that combining AI and humanoid robots could lead to an "era of abundance." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Bill Gates said in an interview on "Meet the Press" that AI will have two phases. He said we're now in an adjustment period during which AI's full potential isn't attainable. Gates called phase two, which combines AI and humanoid robots, the "era of abundance." Bill Gates says there's a light at the end of the tunnel for AI, so long as humanity can wait a couple of decades. During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," the billionaire businessman said AI will evolve in two phases. He told host Kristen Welker that humanity is entering the first phase, in which AI has the potential to solve problems like the high cost of living and expensive healthcare, but can't do so yet.