Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has predicted rapid developments in the capability of artificial intelligence programs, such as high-profile tool ChatGPT, will dramatically change the way people source information online, and warned white-collar job losses will inevitably result from its use.

Speaking to The Australian Financial Review after an event at the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Monday, the technology pioneer said he had been experimenting with generative AI programs a lot over the past year, and saw huge potential benefits for health and education.