Bill Gates Warns AI Powerful Enough to Lead to ‘a Billion Deaths’
Gates said bad actors could use AI for cyberattacks, fraud and bioterrorism, and urged Congress to require monitoring and safeguards.
- 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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In an exclusive interview with NBC, Bill Gates called the use of artificial intelligence by “people with bad intentions” one of the most serious current threats. According to the founder of Microsoft, AI is already empowering those who want to deceive an individual, disrupt the power grid, or
Washington, Sep 27 (EFE).- The tycoon and philanthropist Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, warned this Sunday that uncontrolled artificial intelligence (IA) could lead to "a billion deaths", in a new alert in the midst of the debate about the regulation of this technology. "It is necessary for law enforcement and politicians to participate [...] The Bill Gates entry warns that uncontrolled AI could lead to "a billion deaths" was first publish…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates again warned about the risks of accelerated development of artificial intelligence and called for mandatory regulation by governments. During an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press program, he argued that advanced technology, if left out of control or used for malicious purposes, has the potential to cause catastrophic consequences.“The AI is certainly powerful enough to cause events that, as you know, cause b…
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