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Bill Gates Warns AI Powerful Enough to Lead to ‘a Billion Deaths’

  • Bill Gates warned that increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could contribute to events causing up to one billion deaths, particularly when used by people with harmful intentions.
  • Gates said industry self-regulation is insufficient and called for governments, lawmakers, and law enforcement to establish safeguards and monitoring.
  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and a former Anthropic employee also raised concerns about the potential existential risks of artificial intelligence.
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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

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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…

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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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"It is necessary for law enforcement and politicians to participate in this debate on what security measures and surveillance should be like," says the tycoon.

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Eesti Rahvusringhääling broke the news in Tallinn, Estonia on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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