Theblaze iconTheblazeSep 2, 2026 ~1 min source read

Bill Gates is freaking out over AI — so why did he just spend hundreds of millions on this?

For years, the tech elite touted the many benefits of AI, claiming it could revolutionize all kinds of industries and health care. Even as this technology strained our resources, wrecked our supply chains, and stirred up uncertainty over job loss, we were all told just to get in line — this is the future.

Bill Gates is freaking out over AI — so why did he just spend hundreds of millions on this?

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For years, the tech elite touted the many benefits of AI, claiming it could revolutionize all kinds of industries and health care.

Even as this technology strained our resources, wrecked our supply chains, and stirred up uncertainty over job loss, we were all told just to get in line — this is the future.

The Microsoft co-founder took to his own blog to post an extensive piece detailing all the ways AI could be good for humanity.

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For years, the tech elite touted the many benefits of AI, claiming it could revolutionize all kinds of industries and health care. Even as this technology strained our resources, wrecked our supply chains, and stirred up uncertainty over job loss, we were all told just to get in line — this is the future. The Microsoft co-founder took to his own blog to post an extensive piece detailing all the ways AI could be good for humanity.

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  • If he's prepared to relinquish his fortune for those beneath him on the ladder of success, I must have missed the memo.
  • On the flip side, AI is also a force capable of driving bad times ahead, if it's abused.

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Jobs are disappearing to AI, and many of them could go away forever. Until recently, many AI CEOs even touted this as a good thing. You may remember when Elon Musk said that universal basic income wa...

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