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Bill Gates: AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’

Governments should not rely on tech companies to police themselves, the billionaire stressed, urging Washington to pass legislation regulating AI development. "AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that… cause a billion deaths," he said.

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Governments should not rely on tech companies to police themselves, the billionaire stressed, urging Washington to pass legislation regulating AI development.

"AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that… cause a billion deaths," he said.

AI could 'cause a billion deaths' – Bill Gates RT Artificial intelligence is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths if used by people with malicious intent, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told NBC News'...

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Governments should not rely on tech companies to police themselves, the billionaire stressed, urging Washington to pass legislation regulating AI development. "AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that… cause a billion deaths," he said. In a widely viewed 2015 TED talk, he said the world was poorly prepared for the next major pandemic.

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  • His warning drew renewed attention after the Covid-19 pandemic emerged in late 2019.
  • Gates subsequently became a magnet for conspiracy theories because of his prominent role in global public health.

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  • AI could 'cause a billion deaths' – Bill Gates RT Artificial intelligence is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths if used by people with malicious intent, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told NBC News'...

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