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Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi
Gates says AI could erase jobs and deepen security risks as he urges new institutions, a robot tax and human-only work shares.
- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates released a memo on Wednesday urging urgent policy action on artificial intelligence, proposing a 'robot tax' on companies using automation to replace human labor and calling for new international oversight institutions.
- Gates warned that the 'turbulent AI era' has arrived, threatening to erase job categories, supercharge fraud and deepfakes, and increase bioterrorism risks—now 50 times the natural pandemic risk—while current global responses remain insufficient.
- To discourage replacing workers with machines, Gates proposed taxing companies for using AI and suggested society reserve up to 40% of jobs for humans, describing this 'Human Reserved' work as essential to preventing economic catastrophe.
- He advocated for new national and international bodies modeled on nuclear weapons inspections and aviation rules to regulate AI, specifically requiring mandatory monitoring of models capable of engineering deadly new diseases.
- Seeking global cooperation, Gates plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year to propose AI risk mitigation efforts, believing China might support restricting dangerous model releases if the United States acts first.
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The Independent (US)Bill Gates warns AI could unleash biological attacks as he seeks meeting with Xi
Gates wants countries to monitor AI's ability to create molecules and carry out biological attacks
·London, United Kingdom
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Bill Gates, billionaire, wants to travel to China in November and campaign for a global regime against AI threats at President Xi's. He sees opportunities for doing so – but only when the US goes into advance.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Bill Gates wants to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this year to propose global measures to mitigate the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence.
·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Bill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: 'Stunted' child development, emboldened criminals, and vanishing jobs for Gen Z
"I believe we need time to prepare for the period of social, political, and economic upheaval we are about to enter."
·New York, United States
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