Bill Gates warns AI is 'powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths'
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The cofounder of Microsoft made grave predictions about AI and voiced support for government regulation of the sector.
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- 2026-09-26 05:30 · r/antiai
GATES: “.. AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths. .. There’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest AI tools.” - 2026-09-25 21:04 · r/artificial
Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths" - 2026-09-25 18:17 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Bill Gates Warns AI Powerful Enough to Lead to ‘a Billion Deaths’ - 2026-09-25 17:45 · Business Insider AI
Bill Gates warns AI is 'powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths' - 2026-09-25 17:16 · The Next Web
Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths and says self-regulation is not enough - 2026-09-25 15:06 · r/antiai
Bill Gates says AI is "powerful enough" to cause "a billion deaths" and calls for legislations on AI safety - 2026-09-25 11:06 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Bill Gates says AI companies self-regulating isn’t enough and governments should be involved in monitoring