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Gates Says AI Could Cause a Billion Deaths, Urges New Laws
- On Sunday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates urged U.S. lawmakers to pass mandatory federal legislation for artificial intelligence, arguing that industry self-regulation is insufficient to manage risks like bioterrorism and cyberattacks.
- Warning that AI is "certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths," Gates told NBC's Meet the Press that simple "kill switch" mechanisms are inadequate, emphasizing the need for comprehensive monitoring and records.
- The Gates Foundation is investing at least $1 billion over two years into AI-enabled services, prioritizing equitable infrastructure for education, agriculture, and health care in non-English languages affecting 3.4 billion people.
- State governors in California, Maryland, and New York have initiated regulatory frameworks to oversee AI safety and compliance, while President Donald Trump dismissed such efforts as a "hoax" threatening innovation.
- Global cooperation remains essential to manage AI risks, as Gates noted the technology could reshape law, medicine, manufacturing, and other industries within a decade, potentially serving as the "greatest equalizer ever invented" or a major source of injustice.
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Bill Gates is back on the Sunday-show circuit spreading doom and predicting a massive reduction in the human population. In an exclusive Meet the Press interview set to air this weekend, the Microsoft co-founder told Kristen Welker that artificial intelligence is “certainly powerful enough to drive events that… cause a billion deaths” – then used the line to demand federal legislation, law-enforcement monitoring, and an end to industry self-regu…
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