Bill Gates

The risks created by artificial intelligence can seem overwhelming, but we've done it before.

There is no upper limit on how intelligent AIs will get or on how good robots will get, and I believe the advances will not plateau before exceeding human levels.

I think the main mistake I made, which was not realizing how important it would be to develop relationships in Washington, be engaged there.

I was naive at Microsoft and didn't realize that our success would lead to government attention.

I always thought of Silicon Valley as being left of center. The fact that now there is a significant right-of-center group is a surprise to me.

I didn't predict that [social media would be weaponized to sow political division and act against public interest] would happen.

The government's lawsuit on behalf of Netscape.

There are absolutely no laws against innovating.

An outrageous lie.

I'm committing to learn and think more about the balance between privacy and security....

Compelling Apple to co-operate in the San Bernardino terror investigation is no different from asking a company to turn over bank records or phone logs.

It has always come back to the idea that 'the computer knows too much about you.'

I would like to see immigration exceptions for 'smart people.'

I reportedly stated in 1994 that I saw 'little commercial potential' for the internet over the next decade.

I don't understand how your government comes for you when you're one of the bright lights and contributing to the economy.

Until we can get rid of malaria and tuberculosis, and all these diseases that are so terrible in poor countries, that's going to be my total focus.

The Microsoft CEO goes on to argue that America should pivot away from fighting climate change and reducing emissions and instead direct the resources it has devoted to these efforts toward human welfare.

It's going to create massive unemployment and a huge rise in profits. It will make a few people much richer and most people poorer. That's not AI's fault, that is the capitalist system.

I do hope that people who are rich will find ways to give their wealth back to society with high impact. Clearly, they've got skills.

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.