Nigeria, March 27 -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has boldly predicted the future of artificial intelligence (AI), forecasting that AI will make specialized knowledge freely and widely accessible within the next ten years.

The Rise of AI as the Great Equalizer

Speaking on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in February, Gates emphasized AI's transformative impact, likening its potential to the dawn of a new era in intelligence. He described this shift as the emergence of "free intelligence," where advanced AI models provide expert-level insights to anyone, regardless of location or background.

Access to specialized knowledge in fields such as medicine, law, and engineering is limited by geographical barriers, education costs, a...