四十年来，微软已经合并为一个家喻户晓的名字和计算机进化的主力军。《PC Magazine》记者Wendy Sheehan Donnell现在采访了微软前CEO盖茨，将一个年轻的软件制造商的想法与当今现代计算世界的现实进行对比。
在采访过程中， Donnell和盖茨谈到了盖茨早期竞购《PC Magazine》、人工智能及其在应对气候变化和政治两极化方面的作用，以及这位前CEO的日常携带技术等话题。
Donnell在采访的一开始就回顾了盖茨四十年前的梦想，即“让每个家庭的每张桌子上都有一台电脑”的目标。
我们知道，芯片的奇迹般的进步以及因为这些神奇的芯片而可以建立的软件将使每个人都想使用计算机。后来，我们谈到了指尖上的信息。当然，随着手机和传感器的出现，它已经超越了这个最初的梦想。但它仍然回到了早期由芯片和伟大的软件驱动的那么多重要工作。
至于盖茨购买《PC Magazine》杂志，他在思考这个想法时了解到，计算将超越业余爱好者和数据处理者，并将该出版物视为通向更大受众的桥梁点。
从其550多期杂志和长达40年的职业生涯可以看出，盖茨认为《PC Magazine》将在计算领域发挥长期和关键的作用是正确的。
Donnell和盖茨还探讨了“未来40年最大的技术挑战是什么，我们将如何克服它”的问题，盖茨简单地指出了人工智能。
没有一种技术工具可以解决这个问题，但我们相互联系和相互作用的方式与信息在世界范围内的流动方式息息相关。
有了人工智能，有巨大的潜力为世界带来好处，但也要谨慎，确保它以正确的方式发展。微软和OpenAI在这方面有一个聪明的方法。
虽然整个采访对历史、技术和商业大亨的粉丝来说非常吸引人，但最有趣的部分可能是当Donnell质疑盖茨实际使用的技术，而不仅仅是对未来有帮助的理论。
尽管Surface Duo是微软Courier概念的精神继承者，但盖茨选择了三星Galaxy Z Fold3作为他的手机，并同时使用Surface Laptop 4和Surface Studio 2来完成他在家庭办公室内外的工作。
我比大多数人更倾向于使用大屏幕的电脑，因为我喜欢发送长的电子邮件，阅读长的文件和研究论文。我不像年轻一代那样以手机为中心，但这种组合效果很好。我可以在基金会保持我所有的工作，甚至在我旅行的时候。这些工具越来越好，但仍有很长的路要走，而且有很大的潜力。
盖茨在采访的最后回顾了编程代码已经变得如此庞大和广泛，今天的计算机用户将很难接受过去的硬件和软件限制，他表示：“我们现在被宠坏了–我们的计算机是如此令人难以置信。”
For four decades, Microsoft has merged into a household name and a major force in computer evolution. PC Magazine reporter Wendy Sheehan Donnell now interviews former Microsoft CEO Gates to compare the ideas of a young software maker with the realities of today’s modern computing world.
During the interview, Donnell and Gates talked about Gates’ early bid for “PC Magazine”, artificial intelligence and its role in tackling climate change and political polarization, as well as the daily carrying technology of the former CEO.
At the beginning of the interview, Donnell reviewed Gates’ dream 40 years ago, that is, the goal of “having a computer on every desk in every family.”
We know that the miraculous progress of chips and the software that can be built because of these miraculous chips will make everyone want to use computers. Later, we talked about the information on our fingertips. Of course, with the advent of mobile phones and sensors, it has gone beyond this original dream. But it still goes back to so much important work that was driven by chips and great software.
As for Gates’ purchase of PC Magazine magazine, he thought about the idea that computing would surpass amateurs and data processors and saw the publication as a bridge to a wider audience.
Judging from his 550th issue of magazines and his 40-year career, Gates is right to think that PC Magazine will play a long-term and key role in computing.
Donnell and Gates also discussed the question of “what is the biggest technical challenge in the next 40 years and how will we overcome it?” Gates simply pointed out artificial intelligence.
There is no technical tool to solve this problem, but the way we connect and interact with each other is closely related to the way information flows around the world.
With artificial intelligence, there is great potential to bring benefits to the world, but be careful to ensure that it develops in the right way. Microsoft and OpenAI have a smart approach to this.
While the whole interview is fascinating to fans of history, technology and business tycoons, perhaps the most interesting part is when Donnell questions the technology Gates actually uses, not just theories that will help in the future.
Although Surface Duo is the spiritual successor to Microsoft’s Courier concept, Gates chose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 as his phone and used both Surface Laptop 4 and Surface Studio 2 to do his work inside and outside the home office.
I prefer to use computers with large screens than most people, because I like to send long emails, read long documents and research papers. I’m not as mobile-centric as the younger generation, but this combination works well. I can keep all my work at the foundation, even when I travel. These tools are getting better and better, but they still have a long way to go and have great potential.
At the end of the interview, Gates recalled that the programming code has become so large and widespread that it will be difficult for today’s computer users to accept the hardware and software restrictions of the past. “We are now spoiled-our computers are so incredible,” he said. “
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